Fan Nils Yang

What makes our brain unique: Insights from a two-night fMRI-EEG sleep study.

Imaging Neuroscience 2026 Fan Nils Yang, Dante Picchioni, Jacco A De Zwart et al.

Functional connectomes (FCs) derived from fMRI are unique to an individual and can be reliably distinguished from those of others. However, the neurobiological basis for this "fingerprint"-like uniqueness remains unclear. One hypothesis holds that FC fingerprinting reflects idiosyncratic conscious experiences, while an alternative suggests that stable, intrinsic brain functional network...