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The brain's default network and its adaptive role in internal mentation

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Andrews-Hanna, Jessica R.·2012·The Neuroscientist

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During the many idle moments that comprise daily life, the human brain increases its activity across a set of midline and lateral cortical brain regions known as the “default network.” Despite the robustness with which the brain defaults to this pattern of activity, surprisingly little is known about the network’s precise anatomical organization and adaptive functions. To provide insight into these questions, this article synthesizes recent literature from structural and functional imaging with a growing behavioral literature on mind wandering. Results characterize the default network as a set of interacting hubs and subsystems that play an important role in “internal mentation”—the introspective and adaptive mental activities in which humans spontaneously and deliberately engage in every day.

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Authors
Andrews-Hanna, J. R.
Affiliations
Institute for Cognitive Science, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Venue
The Neuroscientist
Published
2011-06-15
Volume
18
Issue
3
Pages
251-270
ISSN
  • 1073-8584 (ISSN-L)
  • 1089-4098
OpenAlex
W2152160545
Cited by
1,114
References
164
Citations by year
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FWCI
20.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Neuroscientist (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (P50MH079485, F32MH093985)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Mind wandering and attention
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
Keywords
default mode network, mind wandering, self-reflection, spontaneous thought, network hubs, lateral cortex
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Physiological, Brain, Humans, Mental Processes, Nerve Net, Psychophysiology, Executive Function

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