Make your brain’s Salience Network work for you.

If you’re feeling nervous, stressed out or scatterbrained, your salience network (SN) may be out of whack. If you’re doing OK, but would like a productivity boost, you may want to strengthen your SN.

The SN links widespread areas of the brain: The front part of the insular cortex (part of the brain responsible for sensory processing, self-awareness, and …