The default mode network of the brain is associated with heightened self-awareness, while quieting the default mode network (through flow states, meditation, or psychedelic substances) reduces the distinction between self and other, bringing experience closer to underlying reality.
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“when the default mode network is active, we are highly aware of this illusion of self, and it tends to quiet down when we're experiencing what people talk about as a flow state... we are not so aware of self versus other or self versus world, which is actually closer to the underlying reality.”
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:42:00 AM
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