The DMN shows higher activation when behavioral responses are stable, and this activation is independent of self-reported mind wandering. Meditation, which involves focusing the mind on breathing and relaxation, is associated with reduced activity of the DMN.

Starr et al. (2019) suggests that the DMN is related to the perception of beauty, in which the network becomes activated in a generalized way to aesthetically moving domains such as artworks, landscapes, and architecture. This would explain a deep