The meandering mind: vection and mental time travel.

BACKGROUND: The ability to travel mentally through time sets humans apart from many other species, yet little is known about this core cognitive capacity. In particular, what shapes the passage of the mind's journey through time? Guided by the viewpoint that higher cognitive activity can have a...

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Main Authors: Lynden K Miles, Katarzyna Karpinska, Joanne Lumsden, C Neil Macrae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2876031?pdf=render