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.

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 ...

Do you ever wonder why you come up with some of your best ideas in the shower? What about when you are just about to fall asleep? Or maybe when you are going out for a walk on your own? There is a ...

A study published June 25 in the American Journal of Psychiatry provides new insights into a long-standing question in psychiatric research: What is the underlying neurobiological mechanism of ...

A novel mathematical approach enables the identification of brain regions whose connectivity shifts in autism or aging, informing targeted brain stimulation therapies.

The brain’s internal communication patterns change over the course of our lives and also differ in people with certain neurological conditions. Understanding these processes is one of the central ...