A Balanced Mind: The Default Mode & Other Networks

Have you ever noticed that when you aren’t doing anything specific, you often start thinking about yourself, your past, other people, or maybe your future? That’s your brain’s default mode network in action. And when your attention gets pulled back to the task you’re working on, a whole other set of networks comes online. In this episode, we’ll explain what these networks do, and why they’re so important for optimizing cognition. ⏬ ⏬ ⏬ Help us keep this show alive AND get bonus content by going to: https://www.patreon.com/thesocialbrain 🧠 👕 ☕Want cool neuroscience gear? Check out our coffee mugs, t-shirts, stickers, and more: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC610T-s8gpOVDtAVXTZ35FQ/store -- Related Content: - Previous Episodes of The Social Brain: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC92ipyM9i9Ilc6kpe4eer-8PVOfF-jdW -- Please support this channel by signing up for Sense of Mind's Patreon and get bonus content every month: https://www.patreon.com/senseofmind You'll get: - Access to exclusive monthly livestreams - Written (blog post) versions of all new videos, including this one! -- Don't forget to subscribe to this channel: @senseofmindshow And check out the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sense-of-mind/id1603691298 Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/senseofmind Follow Sense of Mind on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sense.ofmind/ -- Intro and outro music credits: Floating by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Subscribe button animation credit: https://www.vecteezy.com/video/8873599-subscribe-and-reminder-button-animation-on-black-channel-animated-background-click-internet-media-online-social-stream-streaming-video-views-youtube All other images are property of Andrew Cooper-Sansone and Taylor Guthrie #neuroscience #dmn #personalgrowth --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/senseofmind/support