Default Mode Network (DMN)

The DMN (CON: Phase Sync) protocol trains to increase synchrony in Theta, Alpha and Gamma between sites in the front and back of the brain–especially related to the so-called default-mode network (what your brain is doing when it’s not doing anything), and it is related to self-awareness and knowledge of oneself–some say to empathy as well. It’s not necessarily a peak state protocol, though a solid default mode network may be a precursor to the peak state.

The DMN is described as “what the brain is doing when it is not doing anything.”   It’s the brain’s resting state.

It appears that the ability to synchronize between Fz and Pz helps to link the brain’s inner and outer awarenesses, which is a good thing.

Synchrony in theta, alpha and gamma are all commonly trained, and clients often report feeling calmer and quieter after such a session.   You can train eyes closed or open.

There are many different EEG patterns that can relate to anxiety or depression or anger.   You’re welcome to try training the default mode network and not worry about what else is going on in the brain, but in many clients I’ve worked with, clients don’t produce coherence between Fz and Pz, because their brains are stuck in patterns like a R/L reversal of beta or hot temporal lobes or high fast wave coherence in the frontal lobes. Some clients even show high fast wave coherence between Fz and Pz or normal levels of alpha, theta and gamma synchrony in those sites.

I’ve found it generally helpful to train the DMN as I would any other area. It depends on the client and on what is already there.   As other issues start to respond, then the DMN training seems to work better as well.