Cited by 107Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlAdvanced MRI Techniques and Applications

Spontaneous Brain Activity Relates to Autonomic Arousal

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Fan, Jin, Xu, Pengfei, Van Dam, Nicholas T., Eilam-Stock, Tehila, Gu, Xiaosi, Luo, Yue-jia, Hof, Patrick R.·2012·The Journal of Neuroscience

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Although possible sources and functions of the resting-state networks (RSNs) of the brain have been proposed, most evidence relies on circular logic and reverse inference. We propose that autonomic arousal provides an objective index of psychophysiological states during rest that may also function as a driving source of the activity and connectivity of RSNs. Recording blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signal using functional magnetic resonance imaging and skin conductance simultaneously during rest in human subjects, we found that the spontaneous fluctuations of BOLD signals in key nodes of RSNs are associated with changes in nonspecific skin conductance response, a sensitive psychophysiological index of autonomic arousal. Our findings provide evidence of an important role for the autonomic nervous system to the spontaneous activity of the brain during “rest.”

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  • The perspective on AIC as part of hierarchical predictive coding explains AIC involvement across low-level autonomic and sensorimotor to high-level cognitive and social domains.

    “This perspective on the AIC as an integral part of hierarchical predictive coding in the brain explains the involvement of AIC across low-level autonomic and sensorimotor (Craig et al., 2000; Sterzer and Kleinschmidt, 2010; Fan et al., 2012) to high-level cognitive and social (Montague and Lohrenz, 2007; King-Casas et al., 2008; Bossaerts, 2010; Kirk et al., 2011) domains.”

    From Anterior insular cortex and emotional awareness (2013) · cites this paper as Fan et al., 2012

    The Results (Brain activity as a function of non-specific SCR; page not available) link anterior insula activity to autonomic arousal, supporting the autonomic part of the citation. The paper discusses motor regions, but the passages do not establish anterior insula involvement in sensorimotor processing. The hierarchical predictive-coding perspective is the citing authors’ framing, not a claim that needs to be attributed to Fan et al. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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Authors
Fan, J., Xu, P., Van Dam, N. T., Eilam-Stock, T., Gu, X., Luo, Y.-J., & Hof, P. R.
Affiliations
  • Queens College, CUNY (US)
  • Beijing Normal University (CN)
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Venue
The Journal of Neuroscience
Published
2012-08-15
Volume
32
Issue
33
Pages
11176-11186
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
OpenAlex
W2013020031
Cited by
107
References
44
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • James S. McDonnell Foundation (22002078)
  • National Institutes of Health (RR029887)
  • Queens College, City University of New York
  • National Key Research and Development Program of China (2011CB711000)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R21MH083164, R01MH094305)
  • National Center for Research Resources (UL1RR029887)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
Keywords
resting-state networks, autonomic arousal, spontaneous brain activity, skin conductance, BOLD signal fluctuations, autonomic nervous system, psychophysiological state, resting state, functional connectivity
MeSH terms
Adult, Arousal, Autonomic Nervous System, Brain, Brain Mapping, Galvanic Skin Response, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Neural Pathways, Oxygen, Psychophysics, Regression Analysis, Rest, Young Adult

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