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Cortical network functional connectivity in the descent to sleep

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Larson-Prior, Linda J., Zempel, John M., Nolan, Tracy S., Prior, Fred W., Snyder, Abraham Z., Raichle, Marcus E.·2009·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Descent into sleep is accompanied by disengagement of the conscious brain from the external world. It follows that this process should be associated with reduced neural activity in regions of the brain known to mediate interaction with the environment. We examined blood oxygen dependent (BOLD) signal functional connectivity using conventional seed-based analyses in 3 primary sensory and 3 association networks as normal young adults transitioned from wakefulness to light sleep while lying immobile in the bore of a magnetic resonance imaging scanner. Functional connectivity was maintained in each network throughout all examined states of arousal. Indeed, correlations within the dorsal attention network modestly but significantly increased during light sleep compared to wakefulness. Moreover, our data suggest that neuronally mediated BOLD signal variance generally increases in light sleep. These results do not support the view that ongoing BOLD fluctuations primarily reflect unconstrained cognition. Rather, accumulating evidence supports the hypothesis that spontaneous BOLD fluctuations reflect processes that maintain the integrity of functional systems in the brain.

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Authors
Larson-Prior, L. J., Zempel, J. M., Nolan, T. S., Prior, F. W., Snyder, A. Z., & Raichle, M. E.
Affiliations
  • Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 4525 Scott Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110;
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Corresponding author
Raichle, Marcus E.
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2009-03-17
Volume
106
Issue
11
Pages
4489-4494
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
OpenAlex
W2054256297
Cited by
450
References
13
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FWCI
13.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS-006833, P50NS006833)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
Keywords
light sleep, functional connectivity, dorsal attention network, association networks, spontaneous neural fluctuations, arousal, wakefulness, sleep onset
MeSH terms
Adult, Brain Mapping, Cerebral Cortex, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Nerve Net, Oxygen, Sleep, Wakefulness, Young Adult

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