Understanding the brain through the default mode network (DMN)

Default Mode Network (DMN) Activity during Olfactory Processing

Introduction: The dynamics of resting state networks during active and passive task performance has received increased attention in recent times [1, 2]. Several studies have reported modulations in the default mode network (DMN) (or deactivations) during the performance of sensoryand cognitivefMRI tasks [1, 2, 3]. However, no study has investigated such modulations in relation to olfaction. Usi...

The Significance of the Default Mode Network (DMN) in Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Disorders: A Review

The relationship of cortical structure and specific neuronal circuitry to global brain function, particularly its perturbations related to the development and progression of neuropathology, is an area of great interest in neurobehavioral science. Disruption of these neural networks can be associated with a wide range of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. Herein we review activity of t...

The default mode network and social understanding of others: what do brain connectivity studies tell us

The Default Mode Network (DMN) has been found to be involved in various domains of cognitive and social processing. The present article will review brain connectivity results related to the DMN in the fields of social understanding of others: emotion perception, empathy, theory of mind, and morality. Most of the reviewed studies focused on healthy subjects with no neurological and psychiatric d...

Consistency and functional specialization in the default mode brain network.

The notion of a "default mode of brain function" has taken on certain relevance in human neuroimaging studies and in relation to a network of lateral parietal and midline cortical regions that show prominent activity fluctuations during passive imaging states, such as rest. In this study, we perform three fMRI experiments that demonstrate consistency and specialization in the default mode netwo...

Brain's Default Mode Network