Recruitment of the default mode network during a demanding act of executive control

In the human brain, a default mode or task-negative network shows reduced activity during many cognitive tasks and is often associated with internally-directed processes, such as mind wandering and thoughts about the self. In contrast to this task-negative pattern, we show increased activity during...

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Main Authors: Ben M Crittenden, Daniel J Mitchell, John Duncan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2015-04-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/06481