The brain's default mode network consists of discrete, bilateral and symmetrical cortical
areas, in the medial and lateral parietal, medial prefrontal, and medial and lateral temporal …

The posterior cingulate cortex is a highly connected and metabolically active brain region.
Recent studies suggest it has an important cognitive role, although there is no consensus …

A central goal in systems neuroscience is the parcellation of the cerebral cortex into discrete
neurobiological “atoms”. Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) …

Abstract Information processing in the cerebral cortex involves interactions among
distributed areas. Anatomical connectivity suggests that certain areas form local hierarchical …

Cultivation of mindfulness, the nonjudgmental awareness of experiences in the present
moment, produces beneficial effects on well-being and ameliorates psychiatric and stress …

Conscious experience is fluid; it rarely remains on one topic for an extended period without
deviation. Its dynamic nature is illustrated by the experience of mind wandering, in which …

Thirty years of brain imaging research has converged to define the brain's default network—
a novel and only recently appreciated brain system that participates in internal modes of …

Variations in neural circuitry, inherited or acquired, may underlie important individual
differences in thought, feeling, and action patterns. Here, we used task-free connectivity …

The majority of functional neuroscience studies have focused on the brain's response to a
task or stimulus. However, the brain is very active even in the absence of explicit input or …

Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has attracted more and more
attention because of its effectiveness, simplicity and non-invasiveness in exploration of the …