[PDF] Top 20 Altered Functional Connectivity of the Default Mode Network in Low Empathy Subjects

... as low- or medium-empa- thy candidates, respectively. The medium-empathy group was chosen as a control group, because this group was more likely to represent the general ... See full document

... of functional connectivity from the time-varying source density of each ROI by using of the imaginary coherence method, which essentially measures how the phases between two sources are coupled to each ... See full document

... Then, functional MR im- aging data of all subjects in both groups were concatenated in the temporal dimension, and the data set was separated into independent components by the InfoMax ...remaining ... See full document

... Functional connectivity maps for each seed region created by the CONN toolbox ...showing altered connectivity in the fi ve ...analysed connectivity across fi ve ... See full document

... minutes duration per subject. It is possible that the hetero- geneity of the dataset may limit sensitivity for detecting small changes, and that in a more homogenous data sam- ple, additional differences in ... See full document

... criteria for the patients with OSA were male sex, age older than 22 years but younger than 60 years, and an apnea– hypopnea index (AHI) greater than 30. Inclusion criteria for GSs were male sex, age older than 22 years ... See full document

... healthy subjects were selected; they received target-controlled infusion of propofol ...underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging before sedation and when they achieved light and deep sedation ... See full document

... resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been increasingly utilized for study- ing the pathogenesis of ...brain network which may directly relate to disease path- ...the default ... See full document

... In this study, we hypothesized that alterations within and interactions between the DMN and DAN can also be detected during the remitting phase of RRMS. According to this hypothesis, we first attempted to compare the ... See full document

... or altered DMN organization ...of functional connectivity, in MA, in frontal and parietal lobes, in particular in angular, supramarginal gyrus, som- atosensory association cortex, postcentral gyrus ... See full document

... state functional connectivity between brain areas, which reflects correlations of activity, is a fundamental tool in helping to understand the brain regions with altered connectivity and ... See full document

... To increase the sensitivity of the analysis for detection of medial temporal lobe effects, we determined a second model using a multivariate approach based on ICA. The preprocessed intensity normalized and smoothed ... See full document

... the functional scan, subjects were asked to simply stay motionless, awake, and relaxed, and to keep their eyes closed; no visual or auditory stimuli were presented at any time during func- tional ...the ... See full document

... intrinsic functional connectivity (iFC) of brain networks, with a focus on the default-mode network ...lower connectivity of the anterior cingulate seed predicted higher ... See full document

... on, subjects that asserted five or more “yes” responses to the eight questions were consid- ered a dependent ...respondents: subjects who answered five or more “yes” and had related symptoms in eight ... See full document

... The volunteers were instructed to wear black blinders and sponge earplugs, and fix the head, to avoid audiovisual stimulus during the rs-fMRI scans. They were told to relax and not to think of anything, and not to fall ... See full document

... impact of antipsychotics on the SN has been drawn. This study reveals that patients with schizophrenia exhibit abnor- mal connectivity in the striatum (lenticular nucleus) within the SN. Therefore, we propose that ... See full document

... the subjects with an ultra high risk (UHR) ...three subjects that presented psychotic disorders, five subjects fulfilled the three SIPS criteria for a UHR state (presence of a brief intermittent ... See full document

... in subjects of wide age-range, has certain disadvantages that result from individual differences in lung capacity or from the amount of subjective air hunger during breath ...of low-frequency BOLD ... See full document

... DMN network in more mindful individuals during ...increased connectivity between the PCC, dorsal ACC and dlPFC in participants with more meditation experience both during rest and during different kinds of ... See full document