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The role of default network deactivation in cognition and disease

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Anticevic, Alan, Cole, Michael W., Murray, John D., Corlett, Philip R., Wang, Xiao-Jing, Krystal, John H.·2012·Trends in Cognitive Sciences

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A considerable body of evidence has accumulated over recent years on the functions of the default-mode network (DMN)--a set of brain regions whose activity is high when the mind is not engaged in specific behavioral tasks and low during focused attention on the external environment. In this review, we focus on DMN suppression and its functional role in health and disease, summarizing evidence that spans several disciplines, including cognitive neuroscience, pharmacological neuroimaging, clinical neuroscience, and theoretical neuroscience. Collectively, this research highlights the functional relevance of DMN suppression for goal-directed cognition, possibly by reducing goal-irrelevant functions supported by the DMN (e.g., mind-wandering), and illustrates the functional significance of DMN suppression deficits in severe mental illness.

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  • Disruption of DMN function occurs in psychiatric illnesses.

    “disruption of DMN function in psychiatric illnesses”
  • Negatively biased self-generated thoughts and heightened activity of the DMN have been associated with depression.

    “For example, negatively biased self-generated thoughts and heightened activity of the DMN have been associated with depression (20, 21, 54, 56–58), as well as maladaptive rumination (55).”
  • During working memory tasks, the control network typically shows increased activation while the default network deactivates, presumably reflecting suppression of task-unrelated thoughts.

    “During working memory tasks, for example, the control network typically shows increased activation while the default network deactivates, presumably reflecting the suppression of task-unrelated thoughts during cognitive control [16].”

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  • The magnitude of default network-dorsal attention network anticorrelation relates to cognitive performance and certain psychopathological disorders.

    “The magnitude of anticorrelation also relates to cognitive performance145 and certain psychopathological disorders (see below).146–148”
  • Mood disorders including major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder are associated with enhanced activity and connectivity of default network structures with key regions of the limbic and/or salience networks.

    “For example, mood disorders including major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder are associated with enhanced activity and connectivity of DN structures with key regions of the limbic and/or salience networks.147,148,215–219”

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  1. [45]Andrews-Hanna JR 2012 The Brain’s Default Network and Its Adaptive Role in Internal Mentation Neuroscientist 18 251 270 21677128 PMC3553600

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Authors
Anticevic, A., Cole, M. W., Murray, J. D., Corlett, P. R., Wang, X.-J., & Krystal, J. H.
Affiliations
  • Yale University (US)
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
  • Yale New Haven Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
  • Anticevic, Alan
  • Krystal, John H.
Venue
Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-12
Volume
16
Issue
12
Pages
584-592
ISSN
1364-6613 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2145526417
Cited by
978
References
106
Citations by year
2026: 71 · 2025: 61 · 2024: 58 · 2023: 65 · 2022: 91 · 2021: 97 · 2020: 79 · 2019: 79 · 2018: 67 · 2017: 61 · 2016: 78 · 2015: 70 · 2014: 69 · 2013: 30 · 2012: 1
FWCI
4.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Trends in Cognitive Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (DP5OD01210901, DP5OD012109)
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (P50AA012870)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (MH096801, R01MH108590)
  • National Center for Research Resources (UL1RR024139)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Mind wandering and attention
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Functions and Memory
Keywords
default mode network, goal-directed cognition, mind wandering, severe mental illness, attention, cognitive control
MeSH terms
Brain, Cognition, Cognition Disorders, Humans, Nerve Net

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