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The Anxious Generation w/ Jonathan Haidt

The Psychology Podcast

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Flexibility of attention over eliminating default mode network

The research shows that individuals with a different connection between the default mode network and the executive attention network display greater communication among different brain networks, leading to enhanced flexibility of attention. The focus should not be on eliminating the default mode network but on achieving flexibility of attention. The default mode network is closely linked to the flow state of creativity, which is observed in activities like rapping and poetry. The default mode network provides a sense of self, despite some individuals preferring its elimination.

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