Dorsal attention network connectivity

Dorsal attention network connectivity improves executive function in humans.

“older adults who preserved greater intra-network DAN connectivity and stronger inter-network connectivity between the DAN and the DMN, SN, and FPN exhibited better executive function.”

Humanshealthy agingbrainn = 115

Aging, brain network connectivity, and cognition: evidence from resting-state dynamic arterial spin labeling

NeuroImage·26 Aug 2026

Dorsal attention network connectivity is associated with global cognition in humans.

“Critically, enhanced post-intervention DAN connectivity was associated with maintained gradient structure and improved global cognition.”

Human trialpost-interventionbrain

Dorsal Attention Network as a Convergent Hub of Diverse Non-pharmacological Interventions Preserving Functional Gradients and Cognition in Aging

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)·31 Jul 2025Preprint