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Nagara Takao

2 papers in the library · publishing 2026

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Self-esteem gates the coupling between cultural estrangement and the default mode network

Scientific Reports August 15, 2026 Morio Aki, Naoya Oishi, Sayaka Yoshimura et al.

Increasing multiculturalism and globalization have increased the discrepancies between socially-shared norms and personal values. This study examined whether the association between Cultural Estrangement (CE) and resting-state functional connectivity (FC) of the default mode network (DMN) is moderated by self-esteem (SE). In total, 170 healthy Japanese adults (20–70 years) were recruited, 70 of...

Default mode network hub disruption links problematic use of the Internet to brain network disorganization.

Comprehensive Psychiatry July 1, 2026 Nagara Takao, Naoya Oishi, Qi Dai et al.

Problematic Use of the Internet (PUI) has been associated with functional alterations in the default mode network (DMN), which contains critical hubs in the entire brain network. Previous studies have predicted that hub disruption leads to widespread network alterations; however, whether DMN functional connectivity mediates the relationship between PUI and global network topology remains...