What Is the Default Mode Network? The default mode network (DMN) is a system of connected brain areas that show increased activity when a person is not focused on what is happening around them. The ...

We have all experienced boredom – that feeling of waning interest or decreased mental stimulation. Eventually we lose focus, we disengage. Time seems to pass slowly, and we may even start to feel ...

The default mode network (DMN) is a set of interconnected brain regions known to be most active when humans are awake but not engaged in physical activities, such as relaxing, resting or daydreaming.

Recent advancements in neuroscience have unveiled new insights into the neural processes responsible for self-referential cognition. This research has brought particular attention to a critical neural ...

As you read this, in the background—or perhaps the foreground—is the wandering mind. This basal activity may be best represented in current neuroscience by the Default Mode Network (DMN). The DMN is ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Do you ever wonder why you come up with some of your best ideas in the shower? What about ...

Has there been a psychedelic surge lately, or is it just me? Throughout my time in college, I swear I couldn't go one day without talking to someone who admitted to taking psychedelics for ...

Researchers at UCL Institute of Education, King's College London, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and UCLA report ...