default mode network

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The default mode network is a large-scale brain network most active during rest and internally focused thought, such as mind-wandering, self-referential processing, and remembering the past.

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instanceOf intrinsic connectivity network
large-scale brain network
resting-state network
abnormalIn Alzheimer's disease
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
autism spectrum disorder
major depressive disorder
mild cognitive impairment
post-traumatic stress disorder
schizophrenia
alsoKnownAs DMN NERFINISHED
default mode system NERFINISHED
default network NERFINISHED
associatedWith daydreaming
episodic memory
introspection
moral reasoning
narrative comprehension
scene construction
self-related processing
semantic processing
spontaneous thought
connectsTo frontoparietal control network NERFINISHED
salience network
correlatesWith rumination
self-focused rumination
trait mind-wandering
describedIn Raichle et al. 2001 default mode of brain function paper
discoveredBy Marcus E. Raichle NERFINISHED
hasPart angular gyrus NERFINISHED
dorsal medial prefrontal cortex
hippocampal formation NERFINISHED
inferior parietal lobule NERFINISHED
lateral temporal cortex NERFINISHED
medial prefrontal cortex
medial temporal lobe
posterior cingulate cortex NERFINISHED
precuneus NERFINISHED
retrosplenial cortex NERFINISHED
ventral medial prefrontal cortex NERFINISHED
identifiedUsing functional magnetic resonance imaging
positron emission tomography
resting-state fMRI
lessActiveDuring attention-demanding tasks
externally focused tasks
goal-directed tasks
locatedIn cerebral cortex NERFINISHED
human brain
modulatedBy aging
anesthesia
meditation
psychedelic drugs
sleep
mostActiveDuring autobiographical memory retrieval
imagining the future
internally focused thought
mind-wandering
remembering the past
rest
self-referential processing
social cognition
theory of mind tasks
wakeful rest
showsProperty high functional connectivity at rest
low-frequency BOLD signal fluctuations
task-induced deactivation
studiedIn clinical neuroscience
cognitive neuroscience
neuroimaging research

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Randy Buckner researchFocus default mode network