The Relationship Between Resting State Network Connectivity and Individual Differences in Executive Functions.

ABSTRACT: The brain is organized into a number of large networks based on shared function, for example, high-level cognitive functions (frontoparietal network), attentional capabilities (dorsal and ventral attention networks), and internal mentation (default network). The correlations of these networks during resting-state fMRI scans varies across individuals and is an indicator of individual differences in ability. Prior work shows higher cognitive functioning (as measured by working memory and attention tasks) is associated with stronger negative correlations between frontoparietal/attention and default networks, suggesting that increased ability may depend upon the diverging activation of networks with contrasting function. However, these prior studies lack specificity with regard to the higher-l

SUBMITTER: Reineberg AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6134071 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature