Table 1.

Attentional control networks

Network	Anatomical areas	Function
Default Mode Network (DMN)	• Medial temporal cortex • Medial PFC • Posterior cingulate	• Task‐independent introspection • Self‐referential tasks
Dorsal Attentional Network (DAN)	• Dorsolateral PFC • Posterior parietal cortex • Frontal eye fields • Corpus striatum	• Voluntary orienting • Cognitive information processing
Ventral Attentional Network (VAN)	• Basolateral amygdala • Lateral and inferior PFC • Temporoparietal junction • Ventral striatum	• Mediate activation of other networks • Engages attention to salient stimuli

PFC, prefrontal cortex.