The six brain networks, explained simply

The DMN is the "inward-looking" network: active when you think about yourself, remember, or daydream. Key hubs sit in the medial prefrontal cortex, the posterior cingulate cortex and the precuneus.

What a dysregulation can feel like: rumination and looping thoughts, memory gaps, low self-awareness, a sense of "standing beside yourself", or difficulty focusing outward.

The salience network is the "bouncer": it decides what matters right now and switches between an inward and an outward focus. Key hubs are the anterior insula and the anterior cingulate cortex.

What a dysregulation can feel like: inner restlessness or hyperarousal, anxiety, sensory overload, difficulty switching, body-related (functional) symptoms, or apathy.

This network is the "manager" for planning, working memory and self-control. Key hubs lie in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the posterior parietal cortex.

What a dysregulation can feel like: poor planning, working-memory gaps, difficulty deciding, easy distractibility and a "full head".

This network governs movement, coordination and body awareness. Key hubs are the pre- and postcentral gyrus (M1/S1) and the cerebellum.

What a dysregulation can feel like: clumsiness, balance problems, muscle tension, or an over- or under-sensitivity to stimuli.

This network processes emotion, stress and motivation. Key hubs are the orbitofrontal cortex, the amygdala, the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus.

What a dysregulation can feel like: mood swings, emotional lability, low stress tolerance, lack of drive, or feeling overwhelmed quickly.

This network enables sustained and selective focus. Key hubs are the intraparietal sulcus and the frontal eye fields.

What a dysregulation can feel like: quick distractibility, difficulty holding concentration, or a sense of "missing" things.

These six networks always work together. Symptoms usually arise from an imbalance across several networks, not from a single area. That is exactly why every patient starts with a structured assessment: history, existing findings, questionnaires, clinical examination, and where needed imaging and a neurological examination that rule out structural or focal causes. Whether qEEG brain mapping is added depends on the question. More under diagnostics.

From this overall picture a programme emerges with building blocks such as rTMS, neurofeedback or taVNS that match your findings. How we handle evidence is described under Science & Studies.

For a first, non-binding impression, try the Brain Network Analysis, a short self-assessment that shows which networks feel most "taxed" for you. It is an orientation tool, not a diagnosis. What your result actually means is clarified in the consultation and, if it is worth it, in the assessment with real findings.