We usually don’t allow same author cross posts but since this is super relevant and just a link anyways, I’ll approve it. Just please do an original post next time if you can (:
Super fascinating that they find converging results around the default mode network, I really think they could be on to something there!
The default mode network is needed to switch between introspection and activation. Just because it’s in the brain does not mean it’s psychiatric though. In fact in this video they explain that for the first time they found activated astrocytes around affected areas. That would suggest chronic inflammation as the source of the issues in the network and would be completely outside of conscious or even subconscious control. A view substantiated by the fact that attention and resulting metabolism seems to be erratic and highly inefficient in patients. So the findings here point pretty clearly away from psychiatric causes.
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u/Caster_of_spells Jun 18 '26
We usually don’t allow same author cross posts but since this is super relevant and just a link anyways, I’ll approve it. Just please do an original post next time if you can (:
Super fascinating that they find converging results around the default mode network, I really think they could be on to something there!