Future Thinking and Anxiety Disorders: Bridging Cognitive Science and Clinical Applications

Name: Future Thinking and Anxiety Disorders: Bridging Cognitive Science and Clinical Applications
Start: 2026-05-30T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Barcelona, Spain

Saturday, May 30, 2026 · Barcelona, Spain

Oral · Mental Health in Focus: Symptoms, Support & Intervention

Anxiety disorders are strongly linked to how we imagine (and remember) the future. This symposium brings together basic and clinical researchers to examine future-oriented cognitions in the context of anxiety, spanning lifespan samples, randomised clinical trials, and experimental psychopathology, to advance a rigorous translational science of involuntary future thinking.

Chairs & Discussants

Alex Lau-ZhuChair
University of Oxford
Donna Rose AddisDiscussant
Rotman Research Institute

Presentations

Memories of the Approximal Future: Evidence for Mental Simulations of Imminent Threat across the LifespanKarl Szpunar
Does Modulating Future-Oriented Imagination of Threat Facilitate Exposure to Fear-Provoking Situations? Engelhard Iris
Targeting Future-Oriented Threat Imagery In Panic Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial Bart Endhoven
Active Ingredients of a Working-Memory-Based Intervention Targeting Flashforward Imagery In Anxious Young Adults: A Reverse-Translation StudyAlex Lau-Zhu

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Future Thinking and Anxiety Disorders: Bridging Cognitive Science and Clinical Applications

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