Responsible for:
- Mind wandering (voices in our heads)
- Imagining future
- Remembering past
- Self-referencing
- Understanding other’s emotions
- Prevents Flow State
- High activity seems correlated with Depression
- Harvard Article - “A wandering Mind is an Unhappy Mind”
When you are not focused on anything:
- there is increased activity in the Default Mode Network
- Less activity in task positive regions
Located in:
- Medial prefrontal cortex
- Posterior cingulate cortex/precuneus
- Angular gyrus
Created on: 2021-02-21 Related: Meditation | Brain | Psychology