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3 claims from 2 papers

1. Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

   The Global Signal and Observed Anticorrelated Resting State Brain Networks

   Fox, Zhang, Snyder and Raichle · Journal of Neurophysiology · 2009

   The paper examines the global signal in resting-state fMRI and finds it is truly global, that removing it sharpens correlation maps, and that anticorrelated networks are not just a by-product of removal.

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   1. UncheckedRemoving the global signal from resting-state fMRI data, the authors say, improves detection of system-specific correlations and fit with brain anatomy.“We detail the influence of global signal removal on resting state correlation maps both mathematically and empirically, showing an enhancement in detection of system-specific correlations and improvement in the correspondence between resting-state correlations and anatomy.”
   2. UncheckedSeveral features of anticorrelated resting-state brain networks are not caused by global signal removal, which the authors say suggests a biological basis.“Finally, we show that several characteristics of anticorrelated networks including their spatial distribution, cross-subject consistency, presence with modified whole brain masks, and existence before global regression are not attributable to global signal removal and therefore suggest a biological…”

2. Medicine › Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications

   Sources and implications of whole-brain fMRI signals in humans

   Power, Plitt, Laumann and Martin · NeuroImage · 2016

   The authors mapped the global fMRI signal in over 1000 scans and report that it is strongly tied to head motion, hardware artifacts and breathing, which common preparation methods fail to remove.

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   1. UncheckedGlobal fMRI artifacts such as yawns, breathing changes and head motion can look like neural activity and distort signal covariance across the brain.“Such artifacts will mimic dynamic neural activity and will spuriously alter signal covariance throughout the brain.”