Intrinsic connectivity of neural networks in the awake rabbit.

ABSTRACT: The way in which the brain is functionally connected into different networks has emerged as an important research topic in order to understand normal neural processing and signaling. Since some experimental manipulations are difficult or unethical to perform in humans, animal models are better suited to investigate this topic. Rabbits are a species that can undergo MRI scanning in an awake and conscious state with minimal preparation and habituation. In this study, we characterized the intrinsic functional networks of the resting New Zealand White rabbit brain using BOLD fMRI data. Group independent component analysis revealed seven networks similar to those previously found in humans, non-human primates and/or rodents including the hippocampus, default mode, cerebellum, thalamus, and visu

SUBMITTER: Schroeder MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4803608 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature