A default mode of brain function
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences January 16, 2001 Marcus E. Raichle, Ann Mary MacLeod, Abraham Z. Snyder et al. 12,440 citations
A baseline or control state is fundamental to the understanding of most complex systems. Defining a baseline state in the human brain, arguably our most complex system, poses a particular challenge. Many suspect that left unconstrained, its activity will vary unpredictably. Despite this prediction we identify a baseline state of the normal adult human brain in terms of the brain oxygen...