How The Brain Daydreams

The default mode network takes over when the mind wanders. Watch how it hands off to the task network when focus is needed, and what changes in an ADHD pattern.

Default Mode Network Task Network Salience Network
Schematic model. Region placement is approximate. Sources: Sonuga-Barke and Castellanos (2007); Liddle et al. (2011); Padmanabhan et al. (2017). Keys: N A brain, D F state, L H interest, R rotate © 2026 Right AI™ LLC