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Psychedelics and the Default Mode Network
Research on psychedelics suggests that they lead to a quieting of activity in the default mode network (DMN), which is the part of the brain most active during periods of rest and self-reflection. The DMN is involved in self-reflection, worry, rumination, thinking about the future and the past, creating a sense of self, theory of mind, and the narrative self.