> [!tldr] The conscious part of the mind. Opposed to the [[Default Network]] is the Central Executive. It's one-fourth of the [[Human Attentional System]] and what's at work when you're focusing on something intentionally and for extended periods of time. It's what Daniel Kahneman would say is associated with [[System 2]] thinking. This is [[The general in your head working with mental models]]. **** # More ## Source - [[The Organized Mind]] - [[How Minds Change]] ## Related - [[Human Attentional System]] - [[Default Network]]