Shaped by the past: the default mode network supports cognition that is independent of immediate perceptual input

M Konishi, DG McLaren, H Engen, J Smallwood - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Although many different accounts of the functions of the default mode network (DMN) have
been proposed, few can adequately account for the spectrum of different cognitive functions …

Functional dissociation of ventral frontal and dorsomedial default mode network components during resting state and emotional autobiographical recall

P Bado, A Engel, R de Oliveira‐Souza… - Human brain …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Humans spend a substantial share of their lives mind‐wandering. This spontaneous thinking
activity usually comprises autobiographical recall, emotional, and self‐referential …

Role of the default mode network in cognitive transitions

V Smith, DJ Mitchell, J Duncan - Cerebral Cortex, 2018 - academic.oup.com
A frequently repeated finding is that the default mode network (DMN) shows activation
decreases during externally focused tasks. This finding has led to an emphasis in DMN …

Electrocorticographic evidence of a common neurocognitive sequence for mentalizing about the self and others

KM Tan, AL Daitch, P Pinheiro-Chagas… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Neuroimaging studies of mentalizing (ie, theory of mind) consistently implicate the default
mode network (DMN). Nevertheless, the social cognitive functions of individual DMN regions …

Default mode network can support the level of detail in experience during active task states

M Sormaz, C Murphy, H Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Regions of transmodal cortex, in particular the default mode network (DMN), have
historically been argued to serve functions unrelated to task performance, in part because of …

Default mode dynamics for global functional integration

D Vatansever, DK Menon, AE Manktelow… - Journal of …, 2015 - Soc Neuroscience
The default mode network (DMN) has been traditionally assumed to hinder behavioral
performance in externally focused, goal-directed paradigms and to provide no active …

Functional connectivity of default mode network components: correlation, anticorrelation, and causality

LQ Uddin, AM Clare Kelly, BB Biswal… - Human brain …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The default mode network (DMN), based in ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) and
posterior cingulate cortex (PCC), exhibits higher metabolic activity at rest than during …

The retrosplenial cortex: A memory gateway between the cortical default mode network and the medial temporal lobe

N Kaboodvand, L Bäckman, L Nyberg… - Human brain …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The default mode network (DMN) involves interacting cortical areas, including the posterior
cingulate cortex (PCC) and the retrosplenial cortex (RSC), and subcortical areas, including …

On the relationship between the “default mode network” and the “social brain”

RB Mars, FX Neubert, MAP Noonan, J Sallet… - Frontiers in human …, 2012 - frontiersin.org
The default mode network (DMN) of the brain consists of areas that are typically more active
during rest than during active task performance. Recently however, this network has been …

Topographical organization of attentional, social, and memory processes in the human temporoparietal cortex

KM Igelström, TW Webb, YT Kelly, MSA Graziano - Eneuro, 2016 - eneuro.org
The temporoparietal junction (TPJ) is activated in association with a large range of functions,
including social cognition, episodic memory retrieval, and attentional reorienting. An …