2021
An altered balance of integrated and segregated brain activity is a marker of cognitive deficits following sleep deprivation
Cross NE, Pomares FB, Nguyen A, Perrault AA, Jegou A, Uji M, Lee K, Razavipour F, Bin Ka’b Ali O, Aydin U, Benali H, Grova C, Dang-Vu TT. An altered balance of integrated and segregated brain activity is a marker of cognitive deficits following sleep deprivation. PLOS Biology 2021, 19: e3001232. PMID: 34735431, PMCID: PMC8568176, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleep-deprived stateSleep deprivationCortical networksFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scansLarge-scale cortical networksCognitive impairmentSleep-deprived brainNight of SDHomeostatic sleep pressureExecutive tasksCognitive performanceTask performanceCognitive changesRegular nightBrain activityCognitive functionCognitive deficitsNetwork integrationInformation processingSleep pressureCortical activityBidirectional effectsConnectivity changesInterindividual differencesNonrapid eye movement sleep
2020
Low-motion fMRI data can be obtained in pediatric participants undergoing a 60-minute scan protocol
Horien C, Fontenelle S, Joseph K, Powell N, Nutor C, Fortes D, Butler M, Powell K, Macris D, Lee K, Greene AS, McPartland JC, Volkmar FR, Scheinost D, Chawarska K, Constable RT. Low-motion fMRI data can be obtained in pediatric participants undergoing a 60-minute scan protocol. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 21855. PMID: 33318557, PMCID: PMC7736342, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-78885-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric participantsMRI protocolMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scansShorter MRI protocolsScan protocolResonance imaging scansImaging scansMRI sessionsFMRI connectivity analysisFMRI dataFMRI findingsSignificant confoundScansReplication groupConnectivity analysisAutism spectrum disorderMock scanSpectrum disorderParticipantsHead motionProtocol