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Loud Thoughts: Depression, Anxiety, ADHD and the Default Mode Network [Archive]


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We revisit a classic episode to understand the circuitry of the self as we uncover the neurological pathways behind the Ego and explain what the Default Mode Network is.

Topics covered:

  • What the hell is the Default Mode Network
  • The Brain Pathways of Anxiety and Depression
  • The imbalances causing ADHD
  • How modern medicines interact with the brain
  • The effect of meditation and psilocybin on the DMN

  • Starting with Hans Berger's pioneering work with EEG this episode covers the history of Default Mode Network discovery, its role in ADHD symptoms, and the impact of Default Mode Network on depression.

    We also explore the connection between DMN and anxiety disorders and discuss the benefits of therapeutic interventions targeting the Default Mode Network.

    Learn how modern neuroscience uses DMN insights to enhance psychiatric treatments and the overall understanding of mental health.


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              Further Reading

              • ⁠Default Mode Network on Wikipedia⁠
              • ⁠Where is the Default mode network⁠
              • Paper: ⁠The Brains Default Mode Network⁠
              • Paper: ⁠Schizophrenia and DMN ⁠
              • Paper: ⁠Autism and DMN⁠
              • ⁠Theory of Mind⁠

              • Related Episodes

                • How to Stop Catastrophizing
                • Science of Psilocybin Therapy w/ Gabriel Charalambides

                • Psilocybin Therapy

                  • ⁠John Hopkins Research⁠
                  • Legal treatment in the USA - ⁠Odyssey⁠

                  • Meditation Retreats

                    • Paper: ⁠Meditation effect on the DMN⁠
                    • Book: ⁠Why Buddism is True⁠ (Evolutionary Psychology of Meditation)
                    • 10 day Vipassana (free) - ⁠Dhamma.org⁠

                    • Chapters:

                      00:00 Introduction to the Default Mode Network

                      02:04 Hans Berger and history of EEG and brain mapping

                      04:49 Discovery of the Default mode network

                      06:14 What is the default mode network?

                      06:33 #1 Self-referential thought

                      07:00 #2 Theory of mind

                      07:43 #3 Autobiographical memory

                      08:12 #4 Envisioning future scenarios

                      08:32 #5 Mind wandering and daydreaming

                      09:16 #6 Creativity

                      10:21 Depression and the brain

                      11:28 Anti Depressant medication and the DMN

                      12:41 Anxiety

                      14:08 Anti Anxiety medication and Benzodiazepines

                      15:27 ADHD

                      16:16 ADHD medication and stimulants

                      18:03 How Meditation Regulates the DMN

                      20:34 Psilocybin impact on the DMN

                      22:41 Wrap up

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