The Default Mode and Other Resting State Networks
Andrew C. Papanicolaou
Oxford Handbooks Online April 7, 2015 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199764228.013.003 (opens in new tab)
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| Topics | Default mode network |
| Key findings | The chapter describes methods for deriving resting-state neuronal networks from fMRI and assesses their reliability, focusing on the default mode network, which has been used as a marker of conscious awareness in patients with compromised consciousness. It critically appraises literature on the network's functional significance, including its proposed relevance to theory of mind and morality. |
Abstract
Brain activity during rest, as measured and imaged mainly by fMRI, appears to be due to a number of simultaneously active neuronal networks. The network identified first is the default mode network, which has been used as a marker of conscious awareness in patients with compromised consciousness. In this chapter, the methods of deriving this and other resting networks are outlined, the reliability of each network is assessed, and the question of the functional significance of the default mode network including its relevance to the theory of mind and morality is addressed through a critical appraisal of the relevant literature.