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3 claims from 1 paper

  1. Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

    Intrinsic functional architecture in the anaesthetized monkey brain

    Vincent, Patel, Fox et al. · Nature · 2007

    Using fMRI in anaesthetized monkeys, the study reports coherent spontaneous signal fluctuations within several brain systems, including the 'default' system, suggesting a conserved feature of brain organization.

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    1. UncheckedCoherent spontaneous brain-signal fluctuations, seen in resting humans, are also present in anaesthetized monkeys, even at levels that deeply abolish consciousness.“Here, we show that the same phenomenon is present in anaesthetized monkeys even at anaesthetic levels known to induce profound loss of consciousness.”
    2. UncheckedIn anaesthetised monkeys, spontaneous brain activity fluctuates in step within eye-movement, movement, visual and 'default' brain systems.“We specifically demonstrate coherent spontaneous fluctuations within three well known systems (oculomotor, somatomotor and visual) and the 'default' system, a set of brain regions thought by some to support uniquely human capabilities.”
    3. UncheckedCoherent spontaneous brain-activity fluctuations probably reflect an evolutionarily conserved feature of brain organisation that persists across levels of consciousness.“Our results indicate that coherent system fluctuations probably reflect an evolutionarily conserved aspect of brain functional organization that transcends levels of consciousness.”

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