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. 2020 Dec 18;11(2):e01976. doi: 10.1002/brb3.1976

TABLE 1.

Studies used to generate the activation likelihood estimates of connectivity in the Default Mode Network

Study Task Number of participants MNI/Talairach Coordinates
Anderson et al., 2011 Subjects were instructed, “Keep your eyes open and remain awake and try to let thoughts pass through your mind without focusing on any particular mental activity.” 57 (100%) MNI −4 −52 32
4 −53 35
−2 55 −13
2 55 −13
−49 −62 34
50 −57 36
Che et al., 2014 Perceived social support at resting state. 333 (100%) MNI 0 −45 36
6 48 −18
−51 −66 30
48 −63 39
−6 54 45
6 45 −9
−36 −69 42
39 −66 42
−6 −54 45
−3 54 3
−51 −69 33
48 −66 45
Crittenden et al., 2015 Switch between similar and dissimilar tasks, within a relatively large set of six tasks. 18 (100%) MNI −30 −36 −6
33 −36 −9
−21 −42 9
30 −39 6
−9 −48 12
9 −51 12
−12 −54 24
12 −51 24
−9 51 −6
9 48 −3
−39 −75 33
Luo et al., 2016 To rest with eyes closed. 148 (100%) MNI 0 51 39
−6 −42 42
−33 −60 54
Utevsky et al., 2014 Three reward‐based decision tasks requiring externally focused attention and resting state. 209 (100%) MNI 15 −63 18
0 −54 45
−12 −69 18
6 −42 3
−3 −45 6
Vatansever et al., 2015 Finger opposition paradigm with task and fixation periods versus. independent resting state. 22 (100%) MNI 0 52 26
−6 52 −2
0 26 −18
−44 −74 32
44 −74 32
−54 −54 28
54 −54 28
−60 −24 −18
60 −24 −18
0 −58 27
−14 −52 8
14 −52 8
−27 −15 26
27 −15 26
−28 −15 −12
28 −15 −12
Doll et al., 2015 To remain still with eyes closed and to not fall asleep during acquisition. 26 (100%) MNI −6 53 1
−6 47 −8
6 47 7
0 −52 28
6 61 28
−6 −52 28
−6 −61 34
12 −49 34
12 −67 34
9 −70 37
−6 −76 34
Clemens et al., 2017 Participants believe that they play a virtual ball tossing game with two other participants to whom they are supposedly connected via a computer, resting‐state data taken before and after game. 89 (100%) MNI −6 28 32
50 −14 26
42 36 8
22 8 50
48 12 12
4 −62 18
18 −74 26
Pletzer et al., 2015 Four different tasks in a paper and pencil design to evaluate mathematical skills. Independent resting state. 36 (100%) MNI 27 −42 −15
−24 −45 −15
57 −3 −15
−60 −9 −15
−51 −51 18
−27 45 36
33 42 30
−18 66 3
9 54 −6
39 −15 −6
−42 −57 21
−18 −6 21
−6 57 3
54 33 3
−9 −45 36
Lin et al., 2017 Visual‐based attention task and then a resting‐state scan. 14 (100%) MNI 0 −53 26
−3 55 22
−3 59 −7
−24 33 −27
30 −33 −27
−52 69 26
48 −67 36
−21 32 47
12 44 48
−61 −17 −30
61 −5 −25
Taruffi et al., 2017 Listening to 4‐min blocks of sad and happy music (with the same tempo) with eyes closed. 24 (100%) MNI −6 39 −8
15 39 −2
0 45 31
0 −36 52
21 −51 16
−48 −69 43
54 −63 28
48 12 25
Stawarczyk et al., 2011 Participants reported their conscious experiences in terms of both task‐relatedness and stimulus‐dependency while they performed the SART (Sustained Attention to Response Task). Independent resting state 22 (100%) MNI 0 58 −2
−8 −62 20
−38 −80 36
−16 −48 0
48 38 36
−60 −48 48
2 58 −2
−2 70 20
−2 −50 22
−44 −72 48
−64 −22 −26
52 −14 −32
−64 −44 −8
−52 26 24
De Luca et al., 2006 Resting state, instructed to relax with their eyes closed, without falling asleep 26 (100%) Talairach 6 −78 −3
24 −78 −10
−30 −89 20
−2 −51 27
53 −57 23
2 54 −3
−20 −19 −18
6 −19 6
−4 −6 40
−51 −7 8
−55 −18 8
57 −5 20
12 −17 0
22 −16 −13
−2 −21 43
46 6 34
44 −48 46
−38 −56 48
−55 −58 −9
62 −37 −3
52 26 −4
6 46 18
8 −46 41
8 −16 40
Greicius et al., 2003 Keep their eyes closed and to not think of anything in particular for 4 min. 14 (100%) Talairach −2 −51 27
−51 −65 27
−2 55 −18
−16 49 38
−44 20 41
−12 −35 0
18 54 32
−58 −18 14
2 38 −2
2 −51 27
4 −14 34
4 9 −6
4 −16 −3
−4 −55 25
0 −49 30
−4 −49 26
Horn et al., 2014 Participants were asked to close their eyes. 19 (100%) Talairach 6 −61 34
−36 −63 47
45 −43 52
57 −28 25
6 −58 34
−54 −66 32
45 −43 49
60 −28 25
9 −52 31
−39 −46 43
48 −46 28
−3 62 −8
−30 −100 4
15 −64 32
−36 −45 49
39 −40 46
0 68 0
−30 50 7
−31 −100 8
Maresh et al., 2014 Underwent two runs of the MID task, designed to assess one's neural response to the anticipation and receipt of rewarding or punishing monetary stimuli. 84 (100%) Talairach −18 −40 36
−30 −56 36
−8 −54 48
0 −78 52
−34 −56 42
−6 −54 36
−20 44 18
−26 34 42
−20 42 10
−28 56 12
−22 34 28
−22 16 36
−8 −56 48
−10 −66 34
−8 −42 48
−6 −54 38
−6 −50 34
−10 −52 38
−36 −42 54
−52 −32 50
8 −48 60
−36 −54 54
−42 −48 56
−46 −50 56
−50 −50 50
Fransson, 2006 Two 10‐min scans during which they performed a resting‐state, low‐level baseline task (eyes open, visual fixation on a hair‐cross‐centered in the screen) and a sequential two‐back verbal working memory task. 14 (100%) Talairach −39 −75 45
−3 −63 48
3 −66 30
−33 18 57
33 33 51
−6 39 39
9 45 −12
−12 45 −12
−60 −27 −15
−57 −36 −6
−27 −27 −24
−42 9 −42
63 −18 −21
48 9 −42
63 −27 −12
39 −72 −42
6 −60 −51
−6 −57 −48
30 −18 −24
−24 −90 −27
−27 27 −24
57 9 12
45 12 6
66 −21 33
63 −18 24
69 −15 18
−66 −27 18
−36 3 9
Piccoli et al., 2015 Subjects were asked to judge whether a given target stimulus had been part of a previous memory stimulus set or not. 14 (100%) Talairach 2 −44 31
−2 25 −8
41 −56 33
−54 −63 20
28 −56 47
−25 −59 45
44 3 24
−55 5 30
−2 −48 24
2 46 9
50 −59 23
−44 −71 30
35 −58 50
−18 −70 46
40 18 35
−27 31 28
−10 −53 13
2 46 21
46 −70 26
−50 −65 38
40 −53 48
−33 −53 47
43 22 27
−38 16 24
−4 −37 36
−3 28 −3
58 −53 24
−55 −64 25
33 −56 44
−36 −38 37
35 21 38
−45 22 32
2 −44 30
−7 37 9
59 −29 24
−61 −38 15
30 −53 30
−40 −50 33
32 43 28
−55 16 33
−3 −48 26
−3 41 30
30 −81 36
−43 −74 32
44 −32 36
−36 −54 44
42 38 39
−41 30 38
−1 −40 28
1 29 −6
41 −77 38
−50 −74 20
23 −67 48
−34 −62 42
35 29 25
−21 35 28
−3 −54 20
4 52 11
56 −58 32
−53 −58 21
24 −50 47
−29 −50 41
22 28 28
−36 25 26
0 −50 31
−1 27 −13
54 −63 24
−46 −65 26
17 −66 54
−22 −64 51
44 35 27
−43 24 33
−3 −42 29
0 37 −3
39 −69 28
−52 −70 24
30 −57 39
−38 −44 36
44 30 33
−28 28 33
−9 −51 26
−2 31 −4
53 −64 21
−46 −75 24
26 −66 36
−37 −37 38
34 19 36
−31 19 26
−10 −55 32
−4 30 −5
39 −71 34
−48 −77 30
31 −44 37
−31 −50 33
51 28 32
−49 25 33
−8 −35 33
10 34 5
50 −65 30
−54 −65 28
37 −74 35
−31 −71 39
35 36 38
−45 32 31
8 −47 30
2 42 2
44 −74 22
−48 −71 24
26 −68 45
−43 −38 45
38 34 30
−40 40 24
Laird et al., 2009 Investigating the Functional Heterogeneity of the Default Mode Network Using Coordinate‐Based Meta‐Analytic Modeling. 840 (100%) Talairach −4 −58 44
−4 −52 22
2 32 −8
52 −28 −24
−2 50 18
46 −66 16
−26 16 44
−56 −36 28
−42 −66 18
Chiong et al., 2013 Moral reasoning task. 16 (control subjects only) MNI 50 −6 26
0 −78 42
4 34 −14
56 −64 26
4 −58 24
−20 4 −12
Poerio et al., 2017 Viewed a fixation cross with eyes open. 80 (100%) MNI −12 −92 −24
−48 −72 −28
−48 24 32
Spreng & Schacter, 2012 Visuospatial planning was investigated by presenting participants with 2 configurations on a single screen: the “goal” position and the “initial” position. The objective of this task was for the participant to determine the minimum number of moves to accomplish the goal state. 36 (100%) MNI −22 −22 −22
47 −71 29
Yang et al., 2012 Subjects were asked to “relax and rest as we take pictures of your brain.” 18 (100%) Talairach −10 40 50
10 66 10
14 44 −8
−64 −6 −8
−60 −14 −20
64 −8 −26
−30 −22 −20
36 −34 −18
Konishi et al., 2015 Participants alternated between task blocks in which they either make decisions about the location of shapes as they are presented on screen or with respect to their location on the prior trial. 29 (100%) MNI 4 −64 30
18 −52 16
10 −46 0
32 14 42
22 42 40
28 20 46
0 36 22
16 64 0
28 56 8
44 −58 36
36 −62 26
40 −68 44
2 −32 36
10 −46 34
8 −16 30
−24 −20 −18
−22 −34 −8
−16 −34 2
−54 −8 −18
−62 −18 −10
−52 −16 −22
−38 −72 36
−48 −62 42
−38 −74 28
−8 −60 38
−10 −38 28
−2 −48 34
−6 −66 6
−18 −66 18
−18 −64 8
Mason et al., 2007 Minds could wander when they performed practiced versus novel task sequences. 19 (100%) Talairach 6 62 11
0 62 16
−12 49 45
12 49 47
21 40 45
−38 20 48
−9 −39 35
6 −15 39
24 −7 −20
6 41 4
−18 −36 −13
−45 −68 37
−9 −51 30
42 −11 3
45 −28 18
−42 −18 −2
−45 −63 31
−45 −6 −7
50 −57 33
−30 −39 −13
6 51 −9
3 57 42
3 −9 51
−3 51 51
−6 54 27
−18 39 51
15 48 42
15 60 39
21 −24 72
6 48 9
−6 −45 18
−9 −42 27
3 −45 18
0 −9 39
54 −57 36
−48 −66 30
6 −41 60
45 −24 18
−42 0 9
30 −15 3
36 −3 9
−36 −9 9
60 −6 3
−45 −60 15
−42 −37 3
Kennedy & Courchesne, 2008 Subjects made true/false judgments for various statements about themselves (SELF condition) or a close other person (OTHER condition). 13 (control only) Talairach −6 39 48
−2 51 28
2 −49 28
−42 19 16
−3 −97 24
−42 3 48
−50 −65 36
−2 31 0
−42 3 −28
58 −65 28
−50 −33 4
55 −32 20
7 39 −1
26 −44 59
51 −8 12
6 −45 35
10 −28 44
−53 −61 24
−37 −12 0
−2 −89 20
−6 −73 0
22 −68 4
7 −57 27
−18 −45 4
22 −45 7
18 −25 17
−38 28 0
2 −16 32
−1 51 24
−2 20 20
−5 −48 8
−21 20 48
3 −33 39
−18 −33 −12
−38 −73 29
38 20 52
47 −68 24
Xu et al., 2014 Nondirective meditation. 14 (100%) MNI 8 37 10
8 6 31
−3 42 −3
Chen et al., 2017 Resting state 24 (control subjects only) MNI 3 −54 27
−45 −57 30
−21 −33 −12
−60 −9 −18
−3 63 18