Deactivation of the default mode network as a marker of impaired consciousness: an fMRI study.

Diagnosis of patients with a disorder of consciousness is very challenging. Previous studies investigating resting state networks demonstrate that 2 main features of the so-called default mode network (DMN), metabolism and functional connectivity, are impaired in patients with a disorder of consciou...

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Main Authors: Julia Sophia Crone, Gunther Ladurner, Yvonne Höller, Stefan Golaszewski, Eugen Trinka, Martin Kronbichler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3198462?pdf=render