Rat brains also have a default mode network
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences February 21, 2012 Hanbing Lu, Qihong Zou, Hong Gu et al. 627 citations
The default mode network (DMN) in humans has been suggested to support a variety of cognitive functions and has been implicated in an array of neuropsychological disorders. However, its function(s) remains poorly understood. We show that rats possess a DMN that is broadly similar to the DMNs of nonhuman primates and humans. Our data suggest that, despite the distinct evolutionary paths between...