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Spontaneous Brain Activity Relates to Autonomic Arousal

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Study at a glance

Area
QEEG, Methods & Mechanisms
Study type
Observational study
Authors
Fan J, Xu P, Van Dam NT, Eilam-Stock T, Gu X, Luo YJ, Hof PR
Journal
The Journal of Neuroscience
Year
2012
Population
Adults

DOI 10.1523/jneurosci.1172-12.2012 → PubMed 22895703 →

Using fMRI with simultaneous skin-conductance recording at rest, this study found that spontaneous activity in key resting-state network hubs tracks changes in autonomic arousal, pointing to the autonomic nervous system as one driver of the brain's activity 'at rest'.