THE DEFAULT MODE NETWORK (DMN) The default mode network is the most thoroughly researched network in the brain. Anatomically, the DMN is also called the medial frontoparietal network (M-FPN) and is composed of the medial prefrontal cortex, the adjacent anterior cingulate cortex, the posterior cingulate cortex/precuneus, and the angular gyrus.

It’s a catalyst for wondering, and it’s also the place where you think about things that don’t have an explicit goal. When you’re making art, how you choose to express yourself comes in part from this network. The DMN is a filter for what you think is beautiful or not beautiful, memorable or not, meaningful

the default process of our brains is to engage in an inner “narrative” mental process, much of it to do with imagined or remembered social interaction.

The DMN has two powerful lessons for us in manifesting: first, experiences such as mind-wandering illustrate that cognition is not always tethered to

When I look into this, I notice that there is research indicating that when doing certain types of creative work, the default mode network and the executive control network are, indeed, active at the same time, which they usually aren’t. Individuals who are experienced in a creative field seem to have the capacity to keep the default mode network