Murphy, Charlotte and Poerio, Giulia L and Sormaz, Mladen and Wang, Hao-Ting and Vatansever, Deniz and Allen, Micah and Margulies, Daniel S and Jefferies, Elizabeth and Smallwood, Jonathan (2019) Hello, is that me you are looking for? A re-examination of the role of the DMN in social and self relevant aspects of off-task thought. PLoS One, 14 (11). e0216182-e0216182. DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216182
Murphy, Charlotte and Poerio, Giulia L and Sormaz, Mladen and Wang, Hao-Ting and Vatansever, Deniz and Allen, Micah and Margulies, Daniel S and Jefferies, Elizabeth and Smallwood, Jonathan (2019) Hello, is that me you are looking for? A re-examination of the role of the DMN in social and self relevant aspects of off-task thought. PLoS One, 14 (11). e0216182-e0216182. DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216182
Murphy, Charlotte and Poerio, Giulia L and Sormaz, Mladen and Wang, Hao-Ting and Vatansever, Deniz and Allen, Micah and Margulies, Daniel S and Jefferies, Elizabeth and Smallwood, Jonathan (2019) Hello, is that me you are looking for? A re-examination of the role of the DMN in social and self relevant aspects of off-task thought. PLoS One, 14 (11). e0216182-e0216182. DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216182
Abstract
Neural activity within the default mode network (DMN) is widely assumed to relate to processing during off-task states, however it remains unclear whether this association emerges from a shared role in self or social content that is common in these conditions. In the current study, we examine the possibility that the role of the DMN in ongoing thought emerges from contributions to specific features of off-task experience such as self-relevant or social content. A group of participants described their experiences while performing a laboratory task over a period of days. In a different session, neural activity was measured while participants performed Self/Other judgements (e.g., Does the word ‘Honest’ apply to you (Self condition) or Barack Obama (Other condition)). Despite the prominence of social and personal content in off-task reports, there was no association with neural activity during off-task trait adjective judgements. Instead, during both Self and Other judgements we found recruitment of caudal posterior cingulate cortex—a core DMN hub—was above baseline for individuals whose laboratory experiences were characterised as detailed. These data provide little support for a role of the DMN in self or other content in the off-task state and instead suggest a role in how on-going thought is represented.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Brain; Nerve Net; Humans; Cognition; Judgment; Task Performance and Analysis; Adult; Female; Male; Young Adult |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Psychology, Department of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 09 Dec 2019 14:56 |
Last Modified: | 07 Aug 2024 19:05 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/26149 |
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