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FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
Volume 6, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2012.00189
Keywords
default mode network; mentalizing; social cognition; fMRI; theory of mind; TPJ; posterior cingulate; medial frontal cortex
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- Medical Research Council UK [G0802146]
- British Academy [SG110236]
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO) [453.08.002, 040.11.256]
- Christopher Welch Scholarship
- MRC [G0400593, G0802146, G0902373, G0700399] Funding Source: UKRI
- Medical Research Council [G0400593, G0700399, G0902373, G0802146] Funding Source: researchfish
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The default mode network (DMN) of the brain consists of areas that are typically more active during rest than during active task performance. Recently however, this network has been shown to be activated by certain types of tasks. Social cognition, particularly higher-order tasks such as attributing mental states to others, has been suggested to activate a network of areas at least partly overlapping with the DMN. Here, we explore this claim, drawing on evidence from meta-analyses of functional MRI data and recent studies investigating the structural and functional connectivity of the social brain. In addition, we discuss recent evidence for the existence of a DMN in non-human primates. We conclude by discussing some of the implications of these observations.
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