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The Default Mode Network in the Brain
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The default mode network is a brain network that connects the cortex to older, deeper areas of memory and emotion, and its activity is suppressed during certain activities. Recent studies have shown that the brain communicates through both chemistry and wave action to organize brain activity.
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Recent studies on brain activity have shown that the default mode network is suppressed, and that there is a wave action that organizes brain activity.
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Recent studies on brain activity have shown that the default mode network is suppressed, and that there is a wave action that organizes brain activity. A recent study also found that certain neurons are able to interact with each other without direct contact thanks to a tightly linked set of structures in the midline of the brain.
ChapterThe Default Mode Network in the Brain
Episode#365: Michael Pollan — Exploring the Frontiers of Psychedelics
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The posterior cingulate cortex is a crucial region of the brain that handles time travel, self-reflection, and narrative self.
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The posterior cingulate cortex is a crucial region of the brain that handles time travel, self-reflection, and narrative self. It plays an intimate role with ego functions, as it is where past experiences are remembered and objectives for the future are formed.
ChapterThe Default Mode Network in the Brain
Episode#365: Michael Pollan — Exploring the Frontiers of Psychedelics
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The default mode network is a network of brain regions that underlies what any given person is experiencing.
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The default mode network is a network of brain regions that underlies what any given person is experiencing. The goal of meditation towards ego dissolution has opened up interesting questions of consciousness.