Myelin-weighted Core Network Connectivity Supports Trait-Level Future Thinking

Why are some individuals able to recollect past events and imagine future events more richly than others? Here we examine how structural connectivity within a 'core network' supporting mnemonic cognition, substantially overlapping with the canonical default network, underpins inter-individual variation in autobiographical thought. We analysed state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging data from…

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