## Principles - DMN is the neurobiological epicenter for one’s sense of “self.” - The DMN is what is active when you are lost in thought, or when you’re lost in what neuroscientists call “stimulus-independent thought.” Whenever your mind is wandering for no partcular reason - During activities like self-reflection - When you’re using attention to focus on external goal-oriented tasks, neural activity in the DMN slows down, which helps to induce those beloved experiences of flow states - Studies have shown that a wandering mind is largely an unhappy one, and tends to focus obsessively on thoughts about oneself and his relationship with others - Least engaged during [[Flow MOC]], on execution - Promotes [[Bottom-Up Thinking]] since it facilitates [[Making meaning]] - Prominently active for those with [[ADHD]] ## Parts -  - [[Prefrontal Cortex]] - Required for any memory-based activity, which includes mind wandering ### Responsible for - [[System 1]] thinking - Awareness/ego - Social thinking - Past/future - The reason why we are more mature is because we can imagine our future self, which will probably not be positively affected when making bad choices - ![[Adhd 2.0#^n3jrtn]] - Past/future can also be isolated - Mental health alterations - ADHD is weakened DMN - Depression is heightened DMN - ![[Transcend#^s1wdvy]] - ![[Transcend#^ba7sye]] ### Cultivation - Trasncendental meditation increases - See [[ADHD Inattentive]] [[Partial distraction can promote creativity]] References: - [Psilocybin and DMN](https://www.synthesisretreat.com/psilocybin-and-the-default-mode-network)