Combining transcranial magnetic stimulation and FMRI to examine the default mode network.
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE December 28, 2010 Mark A Halko, Mark C Eldaief, Jared C Horvath et al.
The default mode network is a group of brain regions that are active when an individual is not focused on the outside world and the brain is at "wakeful rest." It is thought the default mode network corresponds to self-referential or "internal mentation". It has been hypothesized that, in humans, activity within the default mode network is correlated with certain pathologies (for instance,...