From rest to meaning: default mode network neuroscience as a design constraint for early childhood education.
Frontiers in Psychology July 29, 2026 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1815826 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Default mode network |
| Key points | Argues that default mode network neuroscience provides a basis for redesigning early childhood education to include rest and reflection, enhancing meaning-making and learning. |
Abstract
From rest to meaning: default mode network neuroscience as a design constraint for early childhood education.
Comparable studies
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| The entropic brain: a theory of conscious states informed by neuroimaging research with psychedelic drugs | 2014 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| The default mode network in cognition: a topographical perspective | 2021 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| The default mode network: where the idiosyncratic self meets the shared social world | 2021 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| The default-mode, ego-functions and free-energy: a neurobiological account of Freudian ideas | 2010 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Cooperation between the default mode network and the frontal–parietal network in the production of an internal train of thought | 2011 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
Citations in the library
Cites 10
- A default mode of brain function Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences January 16, 2001
- The Brain's Default Mode Network Annual Review of Neuroscience May 4, 2015
- The default mode network in cognition: a topographical perspective Nature Reviews Neuroscience July 5, 2021
- 20 years of the default mode network: A review and synthesis Neuron May 10, 2023
- On the relationship between the “default mode network” and the “social brain” Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 2012
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