Task-positive functional connectivity of the default mode network transcends task domain

A Elton, W Gao - Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 2015 - direct.mit.edu
The default mode network (DMN) was first recognized as a set of brain regions
demonstrating consistently greater activity during rest than during a multitude of tasks …

Evidence for the default network's role in spontaneous cognition

JR Andrews-Hanna, JS Reidler… - Journal of …, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
A set of brain regions known as the default network increases its activity when focus on the
external world is relaxed. During such moments, participants change their focus of external …

Parallel distributed networks dissociate episodic and social functions within the individual

LM DiNicola, RM Braga… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Association cortex is organized into large-scale distributed networks. One such network, the
default network (DN), is linked to diverse forms of internal mentation, opening debate about …

Spontaneous default network activity reflects behavioral variability independent of mind-wandering

A Kucyi, M Esterman, CS Riley… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
The brain's default mode network (DMN) is highly active during wakeful rest when people
are not overtly engaged with a sensory stimulus or externally oriented task. In multiple …

Functional parcellation of the default mode network: a large-scale meta-analysis

S Wang, LJ Tepfer, AA Taren, DV Smith - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The default mode network (DMN) consists of several regions that selectively interact to
support distinct domains of cognition. Of the various sites that partake in DMN function, the …

Roles of the default mode and multiple-demand networks in naturalistic versus symbolic decisions

V Smith, J Duncan, DJ Mitchell - Journal of Neuroscience, 2021 - Soc Neuroscience
The default mode network (DMN) is often associated with representing semantic, social, and
situational content of contexts and episodes. The DMN may therefore be important for …

Causal interactions between fronto-parietal central executive and default-mode networks in humans

AC Chen, DJ Oathes, C Chang… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Information processing during human cognitive and emotional operations is thought to
involve the dynamic interplay of several large-scale neural networks, including the fronto …

Deconstructing the default: Cortical subdivision of the default mode/intrinsic system during self‐related processing

R Salomon, DR Levy, R Malach - Human brain mapping, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Recent brain imaging research has highlighted a new global system of areas termed the
Default Mode network (DM), which appears to specialize in intrinsically oriented functions …

Differential responses of the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex and right posterior superior temporal sulcus to spontaneous mentalizing

C Moessnang, K Otto, E Bilek, A Schäfer… - Human Brain …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Previous research suggests a role of the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (dmPFC) in
metacognitive representation of social information, while the right posterior superior …

Default mode network dissociation in depressive and anxiety states

JF Coutinho, SV Fernandesl, JM Soares, L Maia… - Brain imaging and …, 2016 - Springer
The resting state brain networks, particularly the Default Mode Network (DMN), have been
found to be altered in several psychopathological conditions such as depression and …