https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5675579/
Episodic future thinking refers to the capacity to imagine or simulate experiences that might occur in one’s personal future.
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An important observation linking episodic future thinking with memory comes from neuroimaging studies indicating that a common core network of brain regions show increased activity when people remember past experiences and imagine future experiences. This core network, comprising regions in the medial temporal lobe (MTL), the posterior cingulate including retrosplenial cortex, medial prefrontal cortex, and lateral temporal and parietal regions largely corresponds to the well-known default network. Recent meta-analyses have confirmed that the core/default network is engaged during episodic simulation and further that it is jointly engaged during episodic simulation and episodic memory.