The default mode network (DMN) is classically considered an 'intrinsic'system, specializing
in internally oriented cognitive processes such as daydreaming, reminiscing and future …

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most prevalent disorder of brain-gut interactions that
affects between 5 and 10% of the general population worldwide. The current symptom …

The past decade has witnessed a proliferation of studies aimed at characterizing the human
connectome. These projects map the brain regions comprising large-scale systems …

It is well established that stress has a major impact on memory, driven by the concerted
action of various stress mediators on the brain. Recent years, however, have seen …

Recent studies proposed a general psychopathology factor underlying common
comorbidities among psychiatric disorders. However, its neurobiological mechanisms and …

Background: The psycho-physiological changes in brain-body interaction observed in most
of meditative and relaxing practices rely on voluntary slowing down of breath frequency …

This review synthesizes relations between mindfulness and resting-state fMRI functional
connectivity of brain networks. Mindfulness is characterized by present-moment awareness …

A central goal in systems neuroscience is the parcellation of the cerebral cortex into discrete
neurobiological “atoms”. Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) …

According to some estimates, more than half of the world's population is multilingual to some
extent. Because of the centrality of language use to human experience and the deep …

Most research on mind-wandering has characterized it as a mental state with contents that
are task unrelated or stimulus independent. However, the dynamics of mind-wandering …