A default mode of brain function.
A default mode of brain function.
M. Raichle,A. Macleod,3 Authors,G. Shulman
2001 · DOI: 10.1073/PNAS.98.2.676
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 9,466 Citations
TLDR
A baseline state of the normal adult human brain in terms of the brain oxygen extraction fraction or OEF is identified, suggesting the existence of an organized, baseline default mode of brain function that is suspended during specific goal-directed behaviors.