Behaviors are complex.  We have networks of neurons functioning in systems, some of which ramp other systems up, and some of which dampen others down.  This ballet of correlation (when increased activity in one network predicts increased activity in another) and anticorrelation (when increased activity in one network predicts decreased activity in another) can help us to understand what is going on in the brains of humans who qualify for psychiatric diagnoses, and can help us to develop better targeted treatments that will predictably increase activity in select areas of the brain. Today I  discuss a single networking hub in the brain: the default mode network.

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