RE: https://infosec.exchange/@bielsubob/116502691975393549

Understanding our uniqueness

Why does the DMN (Default Mode Network) vary so much from person to person? Because it underpins deeply personal characteristics that define us, such as personality and values.

#individuality #personality #dmn #consciousness

`Using whole-brain voxel-based morphometry, we explored the brain regions critical for the generation and combination of remote semantic associates, respectively, but also for creative abilities, thought to involve both types of processes... we showed that the range of this functional gradient, representing the functional differentiation between the ECN and DMN, predicts creative abilities.`

http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/awag032

#neuroscience #brain #morphometry #ECN #DMN #consciousness #creativity

Last week's post on how your body influences your mind wandering - daydreaming that is. Fascinating!

https://leadingbrainsreview.substack.com/p/brain-snack-how-your-body-influences?r=59dsl

#brain #mindwandering #DMN #neuroscience #daydreaming

"In the early 2000s, a neuroscientist discovered the brain network that keeps you believing you're a separate person. Then researchers started finding out what happens when you turn it off."

Your Brain Has a Door
https://thegodmachine.substack.com/p/your-brain-has-a-door

#Consciousness #DMN #Metaphysics #Neuroscience #Spirituality

"Receiver-like regions, biased toward afferent input, show stronger heteromodal connectivity, whereas sender-like regions, biased toward efferent projections, show stronger coupling with distributed sensorimotor systems. This work offers an organizational framework linking DMN architecture with internal and external cognition, providing insight into flexible human thought."

#defaultModeNetwork #neuroscience #cognition #DMN

http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2528851123

The latest version of my #DMN #FEEL playground shows evaluation warnings, such as unknown variables and other reasons for null conversions.

Learn and debug #FEEL expressions - https://nikku.github.io/feel-playground

The #DefaultModeNetwork constructs our sense of continuous self through autobiographical narrative and self-referential processing. #Buddhist #meditation practices reduce #DMN activity, correlating with experiences of #anattā (#NonSelf). This convergence between #contemplative insight and #neuroscience reveals the constructed, dynamic nature of ego. Here's a brief overview:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-11-16-default_mode_network/

#WeekendStories #Buddhism

Sustained #meditation practice induces measurable #neuroplasticity: #CorticalThickening, #GrayMatter/ #WhiteMatter changes, #DMN modulation, stronger attention and emotion‑regulation networks, and reduced #stress reactivity. In #Buddhist terms, these findings map onto deliberate mental cultivation that reshapes attention and affective habits. In this post, we explore the empirical evidence and implications for mind-brain integration:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-11-16-meditation_and_neuroplasticity/

#WeekendStories #Buddhism