Default Mode Networks

When discussing political topics, most people cannot be persuaded to change their mind. They are firmly rooted in their beliefs and in a way, the beliefs make people who they are (Resnick). A psychologist who works for the University of Southern California set out to determine why our brains receive conflicting beliefs as personal attacks. The psychologist, Jonas Kaplan, concluded that the default mode network is triggered to a greater degree when presented with an opposing political belief versus when presented with conflicting mundane facts (Resnick).
The default mode network refers to different brain structures that work together to control and also regulate a person’s identity. Kaplan used a fMRI to observe which areas of the brain were