The DMN is responsible for self-reflection and maintaining a unified sense of identity. In DID, the DMN becomes dysregulated, contributing to the experience of multiple, fragmented identities. Brain imaging studies have found distinct patterns of DMN activity in different identity ...
ADHD (attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder) is a lifelong condition that affects the nervous system and typically begins to manifest in childhood. ADHD used to be called “attention deficit disorder” (ADD), and before that “minimal brain dysfunction,” and before that “hyperkinetic disorder.”...
Thisphenomenonmighthavesomethingtodowiththebrain's"defaultmodenetwork,"(DMN).TheDMNisanetworkofareasinthebrainthatareactivewhenitisnotengagedinaspecifictask. Thedefaultmodenetworkseemstobemoreactivewhenyourmindiswandering.Becausethedefaultm...
One significant factor is thedefault mode network(DMN), an interconnected set of brain regions that appears to “hold us back” from these states. Two of the most reliable ways to turn down DMN activity aremeditationand psychedelics. (To be clear, I recommend meditation.) Michael Po...
The scans indicated increased activity and connectivity during hypnosis in regions of the brain referred to as the default mode network (DMN). The DMN is associated with daydreaming, self-reflection, and relaxed states of consciousness during meditation. ...
The findings gathered by this team of researchers suggest that while some might report having similar experiences or feelings under these different states of consciousness, what is happening in their brain is actually very different. While psilocybin and LSD appeared to produce similarbrain activity, ...
What’s the brain’s role in the link between spiritual transcendence and meditation? When you regularly tap into heightened awareness through meditation, your brain showsreduced activity in the default mode network (DMN)—the part responsible for ego and self-focused thinking. When the DMN quiets...
Default-mode network (DMNTwo-agenda approach2agendas@workBoyatzisNeuroleadershipA central theme in this book is the two-agenda approach, addressing an effective connection between the task-oriented problem-solving process and the more relationship-aware, people-oriented process. This allows for a ...
Candy flipping, the combination of LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) and MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine), involves the use of two powerful psychoactive substances known for their hallucinogenic and mood-enhancing effects. This practice is popular amo
We conclude by arguing that one of the most pressing issues in the field in 2014 is to understand how the mechanisms of thought are related to the function of brain dynamics. While the DMN has been central in allowing the field to reach this point, it is not inevitable that the DMN ...