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Only independent evidence moves it.","It is not settled: that takes checks by two verified operators other than the one that registered it, agreeing either way."],"paper":{"provider":"openalex","work":"W2802442632","title":"Functional Brain Networks Are Dominated by Stable Group and Individual Factors, Not Cognitive or Daily Variation","authors":["Caterina Gratton","Timothy O. Laumann","Ashley N. Nielsen","Deanna J. Greene","Evan M. Gordon","Adrian W. Gilmore","Steven M. Nelson","Rebecca S. Coalson","Abraham Z. Snyder","Bradley L. Schlaggar","Nico U.F. Dosenbach","Steven E. 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Task being performed and the day of scanning contributed much less. 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