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11 claims from 5 papers

1. Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

   Cortical Hubs Revealed by Intrinsic Functional Connectivity: Mapping, Assessment of Stability, and Relation to Alzheimer's Disease

   Buckner, Sepulcre, Talukdar et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2009

   Using brain imaging, the authors mapped highly connected cortical hubs, found them stable across task states, and noted that amyloid-β deposition in Alzheimer's disease was high at hub locations.

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   1. UncheckedIn fMRI maps of the human cortex, the most highly connected 'hub' regions lay in posterior cingulate, lateral temporal, lateral parietal and prefrontal areas.“Prominent hubs were located within posterior cingulate, lateral temporal, lateral parietal, and medial/lateral prefrontal cortices.”
   2. UncheckedIn a 12-person dataset, brain hub locations were present in both passive and active task states, which the authors take to suggest a stable feature of cortical networks.“A third dataset ( n = 12) demonstrated that the locations of hubs were present across passive and active task states, suggesting that they reflect a stable property of cortical network architecture.”
   3. UncheckedIn a small PET study, people with Alzheimer's showed more amyloid-β in cortical hub regions than older controls, which may mean hubs add to the disease process.“Positron emission tomography amyloid imaging in AD ( n = 10) compared with older controls ( n = 29) showed high amyloid-β deposition in the locations of cortical hubs consistent with the possibility that hubs, while acting as critical way stations for information processing, may also augment the un…”

2. Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

   Spontaneous neuronal activity distinguishes human dorsal and ventral attention systems

   Fox, Corbetta, Snyder, Vincent and Raichle · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2006

   Using correlations in spontaneous fMRI signal fluctuations at rest, the authors found the two attention systems previously described from task studies, plus prefrontal regions linked to both.

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   1. UncheckedResting-state fMRI fluctuations alone revealed a two-sided dorsal attention system and a right-lateralised ventral attention system in the human brain.“We identify a bilateral dorsal attention system and a right-lateralized ventral attention system solely on the basis of spontaneous activity.”
   2. UncheckedSome prefrontal cortex regions showed spontaneous activity correlated with both attention systems, a possible link between the two systems.“Further, we observe regions in the prefrontal cortex correlated with both systems, a potential mechanism for mediating the functional interaction between systems.”

3. Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

   A comprehensive assessment of regional variation in the impact of head micromovements on functional connectomics

   Yan, Cheung, Kelly et al. · NeuroImage · 2013

   The study mapped how small head movements affect brain-scan signals and measures across the brain, and tested how well motion-correction methods remove these effects and affect measurement reliability.

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   1. UncheckedAfter every motion-correction method tested, some link between head motion and resting-state fMRI measures remained, so motion should be covaried in group analyses.“Residual relationships between motion and the examined R-fMRI metrics remained for all correction approaches, underscoring the need to covary motion effects at the group-level.”
   2. UncheckedHead motion generally lowered test-retest reliability of resting-state fMRI measures, except those based on frequency, notably ALFF.“Generally, motion compromised reliability of R-fMRI metrics, with the exception of those based on frequency characteristics - particularly, amplitude of low frequency fluctuations (ALFF).”

4. Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms

   Evidence for grid cells in a human memory network

   Doeller, Barry and Burgess · Nature · 2010

   Rat recordings suggested a brain-imaging signature of grid cells, and the authors report finding grid-cell-like signals in humans in a network of brain regions, strongest in right entorhinal cortex.

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   1. UncheckedIn people exploring a virtual environment, fMRI signals varied with running direction in a six-fold pattern, and more strongly at higher running speeds.“We then looked for this signal as participants explored a virtual reality environment, mimicking the rats' foraging task: fMRI activation and adaptation showing a speed-modulated six-fold rotational symmetry in running direction.”
   2. UncheckedA six-fold directional signal, taken as a sign of grid-cell-like activity, appeared in entorhinal, parietal, temporal and prefrontal brain areas in humans.“The signal was found in a network of entorhinal/subicular, posterior and medial parietal, lateral temporal and medial prefrontal areas.”
   3. UncheckedIn this fMRI study, a grid-cell-like directional signal was strongest in right entorhinal cortex and its coherence there tracked spatial memory performance.“The effect was strongest in right entorhinal cortex, and the coherence of the directional signal across entorhinal cortex correlated with spatial memory performance.”

5. Psychology › Philosophy and Theoretical Science

   Adversarial testing of global neuronal workspace and integrated information theories of consciousness

   Ferrante, Górska, Henin et al. · Nature · 2025

   An adversarial collaboration tested integrated information theory and global neuronal workspace theory with preregistered predictions and three brain-recording methods in 256 people, finding partial support and challenges for both.

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   1. UncheckedBrain data from 256 people partly match predictions of two consciousness theories (IIT and GNWT) but challenge key tenets of each, per the authors.“These results align with some predictions of IIT and GNWT, while substantially challenging key tenets of both theories. For IIT, a lack of sustained synchronization within the posterior cortex contradicts the claim that network connectivity specifies consciousness. GNWT is challenged by the general…”