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  I've just collected information here about the Default Mode Network.  It has been referred to as the wandering mind, the mind at rest, the brain's screensaver (energy saving), but much of it is automated.  There are deep cognitive ruts, including rumination. Depression and Anxiety "Depression and anxiety are more than just imbalanced neurotransmitters, they are just as much imbalanced neuro-circuits (the wiring in the brain), overactivity in a circuit called the default mode network floods our conscious thinking mind with depressive thoughts and intrusive anxious thoughts Is your mind constantly thinking about your shortcomings, failings, faults, mistakes and things that make you anxious? If it is an overactive default mode network may be a root cause of the problem. The good news is we can train our brain to switch off overactivity in the default mode network" Is an Overactive Default Mode Network causing Anxiety & Depression? (balancingbrainchemistry.co. uk) A...