Autobiographical memory is the ability to recall personal experiences that have shaped us since childhood. Individuals with hyperthymesia (also called autobiographical hypermnesia) can perform this mental time travel with striking vividness and ease. These observations reinforce the idea that mental travel into the future relies on mechanisms similar to those used in conscious exploration of the past. Some studies suggest that hyperthymesia is associated with overactivation of brain networks involved in autobiographical memory and certain visual areas. Reference: “Autobiographical hypermnesia as a particular form of mental time travel” by Valentina La Corte, Pascale Piolino and Laurent Cohen, 1 August 2025, Neurocase.