The brain's dark energy.

• Autores: Marcus E. Raichle
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 302, Nº. 3, 2010, págs. 44-49
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses how the regions of the human brain that are activated when an individual's mind wanders may offer scientific insight into neurological disorders and consciousness. Topics include the brain's default mode network (DMN), which is an unrecognized brain system that becomes activated when an individual's brain is in various states of rest, such as daydreaming. Also discussed is how miswiring in the brain's DMN regions may lead to neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's. INSETS: BRAINS AT REST;A CLUE TO THE NEW VIEW;THE DEFAULT MODE NETWORK;DISEASE AND THE NETWORK