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Top-down regulation of default mode activity in spatial visual attention

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Wen, Xiaotong, Liu, Yijun, Yao, Li, Ding, Mingzhou·2013·The Journal of Neuroscience

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Dorsal anterior cingulate and bilateral anterior insula form a task control network (TCN) whose primary function includes initiating and maintaining task-level cognitive set and exerting top-down regulation of sensorimotor processing. The default mode network (DMN), comprising an anatomically distinct set of cortical areas, mediates introspection and self-referential processes. Resting-state data show that TCN and DMN interact. The functional ramifications of their interaction remain elusive. Recording fMRI data from human subjects performing a visual spatial attention task and correlating Granger causal influences with behavioral performance and blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) activity we report three main findings. First, causal influences from TCN to DMN, i.e., TCN → DMN, are positively correlated with behavioral performance. Second, causal influences from DMN to TCN, i.e., DMN → TCN, are negatively correlated with behavioral performance. Third, stronger DMN → TCN are associated with less elevated BOLD activity in TCN, whereas the relationship between TCN → DMN and DMN BOLD activity is unsystematic. These results suggest that, during visual spatial attention, top-down signals from TCN to DMN regulate the activity in DMN to enhance behavioral performance, whereas signals from DMN to TCN, acting possibly as internal noise, interfere with task control, leading to degraded behavioral performance.

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Authors
Wen, X., Liu, Y., Yao, L., & Ding, M.
Affiliations
  • University of Florida (US)
  • Peking University (CN)
  • Beijing Normal University (CN)
Corresponding author
Ding, Mingzhou
Venue
The Journal of Neuroscience
Published
2013-04-10
Volume
33
Issue
15
Pages
6444-6453
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
OpenAlex
W2089874004
Cited by
150
References
101
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FWCI
8.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (81271549, 60931003, 61131003)
  • National Institutes of Health (MH097320)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH097320, MH097320)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Mind wandering and attention
Keywords
top-down control, default mode network, dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, anterior insula, Granger causality, BOLD activation, task performance, network interaction, internal noise
MeSH terms
Attention, Brain Mapping, Cerebral Cortex, Gyrus Cinguli, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Models, Neurological, Neural Pathways, Psychomotor Performance

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