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Default mode network

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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 not focused on the outside world and the brain is at wakeful rest, such as during daydreaming and mind-wandering. It can also be active during detailed thoughts related to external task performance. Other times that the DMN is active include when the individual is thinking about others, thinking about themselves, remembering the past, and planning for the future. The DMN creates a coherent "internal narrative" central to the construction of a sense of self.

Default mode network - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Large-scale brain network active when not focusing on an external task Default mode network fMRI scan showing regions of the default mode network; the dorsal medial prefrontal cortex , the posterior cingulate cortex , the precuneus , and the angular gyrus Identifiers MeSH D000082702 Anatomical terminology [ edit on Wikidata ] Default mode network connectivity. This image shows main regions of the default mode network (yellow) and connectivity between the regions color-coded by structural traversing direc

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