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Default mode network: History, Regions & Science

In neuroscience, the default mode network (DMN), also known as the default network, default state network, or anatomically the medial frontoparietal network (M-FPN), is a large-scale brain network primarily composed of the medial prefrontal cortex, posterior cingulate cortex, precuneus and angular gyrus. It is best known for being active when a person is…

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Default mode network topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Regions and Science as prominent areas in the source structure around Default mode network.

Related topics
91
Source areas
7
Connected nodes
98
Extracted relationships
95
Concept neighborhoods
25
Bridge connections
98

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Anatomy · 19 topics
Clinical significance · 18 topics
History · 15 topics
Modulation · 14 topics
Overview · 14 topics
Function · 9 topics
Criticism · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

MeSH
D000082702

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Anatomy

Function

Clinical significance

Modulation

Criticism

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Default mode network connects Entity context

The extracted context around Default mode network shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Default mode network → Acem Meditation, Acupuncture, Aerobic Training, Alterations, Antidepressants, Attention Training Technique, Deactivation, Decrease, Deep, DMN, Exercise, Functional, Further, High, In, In PTSD, Increase, It, LSD, Meditation Another extracted example is Default mode network → ADHD, Alzheimer's, DMN, In, MDD, People, PTSD, Randy Buckner, Surprisingly, The, These, This. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Default mode network

Top relations

related to Modulation · 44
Default mode network → Acem Meditation, Acupuncture, Aerobic Training, Alterations, Antidepressants, Attention Training Technique, Deactivation, Decrease, Deep, DMN, Exercise, Functional, Further, High, In, In PTSD, Increase, It, LSD, Meditation
related to Clinical significance · 12
Default mode network → ADHD, Alzheimer's, DMN, In, MDD, People, PTSD, Randy Buckner, Surprisingly, The, These, This
related to Criticism · 8
Default mode network → DMN, In, MEG, PET, Some, Support, The, These
related to Nomenclature · 5
Default mode network → Even, In, M-FPN, The, Uddin
related to Anatomy · 3
Default mode network → Functional, Information, The
related to Function · 2
Default mode network → It, The
MeSH · 1
Default mode network → D000082702
is a · 1
Default mode network → interconnected and anatomically defined set of brain regions

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

dmn network brain default mode connectivity areas tasks also active functional involved pcc cortex activity memory attention posterior cingulate resting

Default mode network relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 95 structured relationships around Default mode network. Examples in this analysis include Default mode network → MeSH → D000082702 and Default mode network → is a → interconnected and anatomically defined set of brain regions. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Default mode networkMeSHD0000827021.00infobox
Default mode networkis ainterconnected and anatomically defined set of brain regions0.90text
attention networks.Evidence has pointed to disruptions in the DMN of people with Alzheimer's diseaseinstance ofThe DMN has been shown to be negatively correlated with other networks in the brain0.80text
autism spectrum disorderinstance ofThe DMN has been shown to be negatively correlated with other networks in the brain0.80text
social working memoryinstance ofmore recent studies have demonstrated the DMN to be active in certain internal goal-directed tasks0.80text
autobiographical tasks.Around 2007instance ofmore recent studies have demonstrated the DMN to be active in certain internal goal-directed tasks0.80text
the number of papers referencing the default mode network skyrocketedinstance ofmore recent studies have demonstrated the DMN to be active in certain internal goal-directed tasks0.80text
personal informationinstance ofDecisions about self-processing0.80text
autobiographical memoriesinstance ofDecisions about self-processing0.80text
future goalsinstance ofDecisions about self-processing0.80text
eventsinstance ofDecisions about self-processing0.80text
and decision making regarding those personally very close such as familyinstance ofDecisions about self-processing0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Default mode network bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Mode, Network and Brain. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Default mode network
    • Mode
    • Network
    • Brain
    • Memory
    • Regions
    • State
    • Cortex
    • Also
    • Tasks
    • Autobiographical
    • Areas
    • People
  • default mode network
    • Mode
    • Network
    • Brain
    • Memory
    • Tasks
    • State
    • Connectivity
    • Regions
    • Cortex
    • Posterior
    • Prefrontal
    • Shown
  • large-scale brain network
    • Default
    • Mode
    • Network
    • State
    • Resting
    • Activity
    • Memory
    • Person
    • Regions
    • Active
    • Tasks
    • Connectivity
  • medial prefrontal cortex
    • Prefrontal
    • Cingulate
    • Posterior
    • Medial
    • Precuneus
    • Mpfc
    • Pcc
    • Autobiographical
    • Functional
    • State
    • Mode
    • Network
  • posterior cingulate cortex
    • Posterior
    • Cingulate
    • Cortex
    • Prefrontal
    • Medial
    • Precuneus
    • Mpfc
    • Pcc
    • Functional
    • Autobiographical
    • Mode
    • Network
  • task-positive network
    • Memory
    • Tasks
    • Connectivity
    • Posterior
    • Involved
    • Functional
    • Autobiographical
    • Areas
    • Prefrontal
    • Task
    • However
    • Regions
  • posterior cingulate
    • Posterior
    • Cortex
    • Prefrontal
    • Medial
    • Precuneus
    • Pcc
    • Functional
    • Mpfc
    • State
    • Attention
    • Resting
    • Connectivity
  • lateral temporal cortex
    • Cingulate
    • Posterior
    • Prefrontal
    • Medial
    • Precuneus
    • Mpfc
    • Pcc
    • Functional
    • Autobiographical
    • Mode
    • Network
    • Default

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Default mode network, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Default mode network with Anatomy. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Default mode networkAnatomy · splits 79 ⟂ 20
Default mode networkClinical significance · splits 80 ⟂ 19
Default mode networkHistory · splits 83 ⟂ 16
Default mode networkOverview · splits 84 ⟂ 15
Default mode networkModulation · splits 84 ⟂ 15
Default mode networkFunction · splits 89 ⟂ 10
Default mode networkCriticism · splits 96 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Default mode network

Nodes99
Edges98
Triples95
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020202
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Default mode network to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Regions & Science, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Default mode network · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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