Functional Imaging: Is the Resting Brain Resting?

Functional Imaging: Is the Resting Brain Resting?

It is often assumed that the human brain only becomes active to support overt behaviour. A new study challenges this concept by showing that multiple neural circuits are engaged even at rest. We highlight two complementary hypotheses which seek to explain the function of this resting activity.

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Veröffentlicht in:Current biology 2006-12, Vol.16 (23), p.R998-R1000
Hauptverfasser: Miall, R. Chris, Robertson, Edwin M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Brain - physiology
Brain Mapping
Humans
Memory
Motor Cortex - physiology
Principal Component Analysis
Probability
Somatosensory Cortex - physiology
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Zusammenfassung:It is often assumed that the human brain only becomes active to support overt behaviour. A new study challenges this concept by showing that multiple neural circuits are engaged even at rest. We highlight two complementary hypotheses which seek to explain the function of this resting activity.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2006.10.041