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Default mode network

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

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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
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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
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Default mode network → interconnected and anatomically defined set of brain regions

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

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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

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