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 ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Whenever you’re actively performing a task—say, lifting weights at the gym or taking a hard exam—the parts of your brain required to ...

There is a deeper side to the brain which weaves your memories, goals, beliefs and emotions into a continuous sense of self.

New research highlights the brain’s default mode network (DMN) as a key driver of personal identity, integrating memories, beliefs, and emotions into a unique sense of self. Using fMRI scans, ...

Expert Matt Zemon on how new therapies change the way our brains work. 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 ...

Researchers identify the rostral prefrontal cortex as the essential bridge between spontaneous and executive brain networks that drives creativity.