In this article we review the literature on the phenomenology of retrieval from the personal
past, and propose a framework for understanding how epistemic feelings and metacognitive …

In this article, we address an apparent paradox in the literature on mental time travel and
mind-wandering: How is it possible that future thinking is both constructive, yet often …

It is assumed that the difference between voluntary and involuntary autobiographical
memories lies in the intentionality to retrieve a memory assigned by the experimenter …

While involuntary memories are retrieved with no intention and are usually unexpected
(when one is not waiting for a memory to arise), voluntary memories are intended and …

Theories of autobiographical memory distinguish between involuntary and voluntary
retrieval as a consequence of conscious intention (ie, wanting to remember). Another …

Memories are prone to distortions, which have been linked to our unique point of view. Not
only do we experience events from a particular visual perspective, we can also retrieve …

Episodic memories can no longer be seen as the re-activation of stored experiences but are
the product of an intense construction process based on a memory trace. Episodic recall is a …

It has long been argued that personal memories are usually generated in an effortful search
process in word-cueing studies. However, recent research (Uzer, Lee, & Brown, 2012) …

Involuntary autobiographical memories (IAMs) and déjà vu are phenomena that occur
spontaneously in daily life. IAMs are recollections of the personal past, whereas déjà vu is …

Theories of autobiographical memory have emphasised effortful generative retrieval, but
recent research indicates that subjectively effortless direct retrieval is common. We …