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6 claims from 2 papers

  1. Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

    Reconfigurable task-dependent functional coupling modes cluster around a core functional architecture

    Krienen, Yeo and Buckner · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2014

    Using fMRI across 14 task states, the study found brain network coupling shifts with task demands but stays dominated by a shared core architecture.

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    1. UncheckedAverage whole-cortex correlation profiles of brain activity ranged from 0.69 to 0.82 when compared between 14 different task states.“Mean global correlation profiles across the cortex ranged from 0.69 to 0.82 between task states.”
    2. Unchecked“Network configurations from both passive fixation and classification tasks similarly predicted task coactivation patterns estimated from meta-analysis of the literature.”
    3. UncheckedBeyond a shared core, different task states showed significant differences in brain coupling patterns, reflecting their different demands.“Beyond these shared components, distinct task states displayed significant differences in coupling patterns in response to their varied demands.”
  2. Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

    Reliability and reproducibility of individual differences in functional connectivity acquired during task and resting state

    Shah, Cramer, Ferguson, Birn and Anderson · Brain and Behavior · 2016

    Using Human Connectome Project fMRI data, the authors assessed how reliable and reproducible individual functional connectivity is during rest and tasks, and how scan length and data removal affect it.

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    1. UncheckedAverage connectivity between brain regions differed between task and rest and between tasks, while individual differences in connectivity were maintained.“Systematic differences in group‐mean connectivity were demonstrated during task and rest and during different tasks, although individual differences in connectivity were maintained.”
    2. UncheckedIn this study, how reproducible a single brain connection's strength was grew linearly with the square root of scan time, at rest and during tasks.“Reproducibility of a single connection for a subject and across subjects for resting and task acquisition was demonstrated to be a linear function of the square root of imaging time.”
    3. Unchecked“Reliability was highest within the cortex, and lowest for deep gray nuclei, gray‐white junction, and near large sulci.”

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