https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/tags/interoceptive-decoupling/Recent content in Interoceptive Decoupling on MindLAB Neuroscience — Draft ReviewHugo -- 0.156.0en-us2026 Dr. Sydney Ceruto — MindLAB NeuroscienceTue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/posts/default-mode-network-self-awareness/Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/posts/default-mode-network-self-awareness/<h1 id="default-mode-network-and-disconnected-self-awareness-when-self-reflection-happens-without-somatic-input">Default Mode Network and Disconnected Self-Awareness: When Self-Reflection Happens Without Somatic Input</h1> <p><img alt="Midline view of the medial prefrontal cortex and posterior cingulate in deep navy with copper neural filaments — Dr. Sydney Ceruto, MindLAB Neuroscience." loading="lazy" src="https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/images/posts/default-mode-network-self-awareness-hero.webp"></p> <p>The default mode network is the brain&rsquo;s self-construction circuit — anchored in medial prefrontal cortex and posterior cingulate. It builds the narrative self from autobiographical memory. When its coupling with the body&rsquo;s interoceptive signal weakens, you can know exactly who you are in autobiography while losing access to how you are right now.</p>