Dorsal attention network

[6] However, this dichotomy is now considered misleading, because the default mode network can be active in certain cognitive tasks.

[11][12] Less studied regions include the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and superior colliculus.

[4][5] Corbetta et al., who first defined and named the DAN in the early-to-mid 2000s,[5][13] suggest that the network is involved in general top-down selection of stimuli and responses, including other modalities (e.g. auditory, tactile).

[1] The inferior frontal junction configures this interaction between the two networks during task switches or attention shifts.

[17][18] Similarly, reduced connectivity between the DAN and the frontoparietal network is associated with major depressive disorder.