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The Resting Brain: Unconstrained yet Reliable

Overview of attention for article published in Cerebral Cortex, February 2009
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Title
The Resting Brain: Unconstrained yet Reliable
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Cerebral Cortex, February 2009
DOI 10.1093/cercor/bhn256
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Abstract

Recent years have witnessed an upsurge in the usage of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine functional connectivity (fcMRI), both in normal and pathological populations. Despite this increasing popularity, concerns about the psychologically unconstrained nature of the "resting-state" remain. Across studies, the patterns of functional connectivity detected are remarkably consistent. However, the test-retest reliability for measures of resting state fcMRI measures has not been determined. Here, we quantify the test-retest reliability, using resting scans from 26 participants at 3 different time points. Specifically, we assessed intersession (>5 months apart), intrasession (<1 h apart), and multiscan (across all 3 scans) reliability and consistency for both region-of-interest and voxel-wise analyses. For both approaches, we observed modest to high reliability across connections, dependent upon 3 predictive factors: 1) correlation significance (significantly nonzero > nonsignificant), 2) correlation valence (positive > negative), and 3) network membership (default mode > task positive network). Short- and long-term measures of the consistency of global connectivity patterns were highly robust. Finally, hierarchical clustering solutions were highly reproducible, both across participants and sessions. Our findings provide a solid foundation for continued examination of resting state fcMRI in typical and atypical populations.

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Geographical breakdown
Country Count As %
United States 26 3%
Germany 11 1%
Canada 5 <1%
United Kingdom 5 <1%
Brazil 4 <1%
Netherlands 4 <1%
Italy 4 <1%
Australia 3 <1%
France 2 <1%
Other 12 1%
Unknown 794 91%

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Readers by professional status
Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 214 25%
Researcher 213 24%
Student > Master 76 9%
Professor > Associate Professor 61 7%
Student > Doctoral Student 59 7%
Other 138 16%
Unknown 109 13%
Readers by discipline
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 208 24%
Neuroscience 145 17%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 105 12%
Medicine and Dentistry 97 11%
Engineering 55 6%
Other 93 11%
Unknown 167 19%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 21. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 July 2023.
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#566
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#3
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