Extending metabolic considerations to the default mode network.
Yi-Sheng Wong
Behavioral and Brain Sciences October 2, 2026 DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x26106074 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
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| Topics | Default mode network |
Abstract
Haueis and Colaço distinguish evaluative and generative roles for metabolic considerations in cognitive modeling. I extend this framework to the default mode network, arguing that this network's elevated aerobic glycolysis constitutes a metabolic constraint on spontaneous thought. This constraint shapes the richness of spontaneous thought across varying task demands and predicts load-dependent phenomenological shifts through inter-network resource competition.
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