Medical News/ FLASHWORDS- Coffee decreases the connectivity of the Default Mode Network at rest
Medical News- findings from Picó-Pérez, M., Magalhães, R., Esteves, M., Vieira, R., Castanho, T.C., Amorim, L., Sousa, M., Coelho, A., Moreira, P.S., Cunha, R.A. and Sousa, N. (2023). Coffee consumption decreases the connectivity of the posterior Default Mode Network (DMN) at rest. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 17.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1176382.
Flashwords:
1. Connectivity (in neuroscience): Connectivity refers to the way different regions of the brain are linked and interact with each other. There are different types of connectivity, including structural connectivity (the physical connections between brain regions) and functional connectivity (the statistical associations between different brain regions’ activities).
2. Default Mode Network (DMN): The Default Mode Network is a network of interacting brain regions that is active when a person is not focused on the outside world and the brain is at wakeful rest. It’s associated with introspection, daydreaming, and self-referential thought.
3. The Executive Control Network (ECN): A network of brain regions that is believed to play a key role in high-level cognitive functions, including attention, decision making, and cognitive control.
