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What if your thoughts aren't actually your own? The science of the default mode network

Your brain runs a background program you never agreed to install — and it shapes every thought you have. Have you ever caught yourself thinking something and wondered where it even came from?

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Your brain runs a background program you never agreed to install — and it shapes every thought you have. Have you ever caught yourself thinking something and wondered where it even came from?

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What if your thoughts aren't yours? When you zone out, your brain actually surges with activity. Neuroscientists call it the default mode network — and it never fully shuts off. The self you feel? It may partly be that network's output — not a fixed truth. Follow if questions like this keep you up at night.