We often hear phrases like “stay in the moment” or “live for today,” and while mindfulness is undeniably powerful, research shows that looking ahead—thinking about the future—can actually improve your ...

Writing recently in the journal Brain Connectivity, researchers say they’ve found support for the idea that you can. The research was led by the Addiction Recovery Research Center at the Fralin ...

The late Warren Bickel (left) and Stephen LaConte, both professors at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, led a study that suggests envisioning future events could be an effective ...

A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology reveals that cue saliency significantly outperforms episodic future thinking (EFT) in improving prospective memory (PM) in ...

Think about it: Every decision you make today is building the “you” of tomorrow. Whether you go to the gym or save a few extra bucks, the choices you make today are working in the background building ...

Are there any goals that your child is still working towards? Are there anxiety triggers that your child still needs to work on? This will be the case for most families, and that’s okay! You may also ...

Learning to think more about specific events in the future appears to reduce impulsivity, improve decision-making, and shows potential as a therapy for alcohol use disorder, a new study found. The ...

A collaborative study tested 17 strategies in an 'intervention tournament.' Interventions targeting future thinking, such as writing a letter for a child to read in the future, are the most effective ...

Are there any goals that your child is still working towards? Are there anxiety triggers that your child still needs to work on? This will be the case for most families, and that’s okay! You may also ...