Salience network

<p>The salience network (SN), also known anatomically as the midcingulo-insular network (M-CIN) or ventral attention network, is a <a href="/facts/Large-scale_brain_networks/5TNp5zh5">large scale network</a> of the <a href="/facts/Human_brain/qfSwSB8K">human brain</a> that is primarily composed of the <a href="/facts/Insular_cortex/lbDKs2e8">anterior insula</a> (AI) and <a href="/facts/Anterior_cingulate_cortex/gMBsA5EJ">dorsal anterior cingulate cortex</a> (dACC). It is involved in detecting and filtering <a href="/facts/Salience_(neuroscience)/tnN4Nqcp">salient</a> stimuli, as well as in recruiting relevant functional networks. Together with its interconnected brain networks, the SN contributes to a variety of complex functions, including communication, social behavior, and self-awareness through the integration of sensory, emotional, and cognitive information.
</p><p>The network is detectable through <a href="/facts/Independent_component_analysis/gsdVaDFR">independent component analysis</a> of <a href="/facts/Resting_state_fMRI/yq9Qk2Yg">resting state fMRI</a> images, as well as <a href="/facts/Seed-based_d_mapping/gtfAp23B">seed based</a> <a href="/facts/Resting_state_fMRI/yq9Qk2Yg">functional connectivity</a> analysis. The functional connectivity has been linked with structural connectivity through <a href="/facts/Diffusion_tensor_imaging/XWM7g7zj">diffusion tensor imaging</a>, which reveals white matter tracts between the AI and dACC.
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Salience network