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Almost everyone spends most of their time in thought. This mode of the brain is called the "default mode network". Mindfulness disengages the "default mode ne
by orasis 12y ago
Almost everyone spends most of their time in thought. This mode of the brain is called the "default mode network".
Mindfulness disengages the "default mode network" and instead engages the "experiential focus network" which is more attuned to the 5 senses, and less absorbed in thought.
- MarkPNeyer 12y agomy 'default mode' is the task positive network. the task positive network and default mode network are counter-driven - so having a task positive network active means the default mode network is off. evaluating other people's emotional states and daydreaming are the primary functioning of the default mode network - things which it takes me a lot of effort to do. drifting off to thought about 'the nature of consciousness' comes naturally; it takes effort to look at the people around me and evaluate their emotional content. this is the point i was trying to make above, but failed to understand the article.