On the relationship between the “default mode network” and the “social brain”
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 2012 Rogier B. Mars, Franz-Xaver Neubert, MaryAnn P. Noonan et al. 807 citations
The default mode network (DMN) of the brain consists of areas that are typically more active during rest than during active task performance. Recently however, this network has been shown to be activated by certain types of tasks. Social cognition, particularly higher-order tasks such as attributing mental states to others, has been suggested to activate a network of areas at least partly...