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1. Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

   Time-resolved resting-state brain networks

   Zalesky, Fornito, Cocchi, Gollo and Breakspear · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2014

   Brain networks mapped with fMRI have usually been studied as time averages; the paper argues this oversimplifies, since connectivity fluctuates over time and may save metabolic energy while keeping the brain responsive.

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   1. UncheckedResting brain activity between many pairs of distant regions drifts in and out of correlation together, creating brief intervals of efficient information exchange.“We demonstrate that brain activity between multiple pairs of spatially distributed regions spontaneously fluctuates in and out of correlation over time in a globally coordinated manner, giving rise to sporadic intervals during which information can be efficiently exchanged between neuronal populati…”
   2. UncheckedThe authors argue that shifting brain-network organisation over time may cut metabolic costs while keeping the brain ready to respond.“We argue that dynamic fluctuations in the brain’s organizational properties may minimize metabolic requirements while maintaining the brain in a responsive state.”