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ArticleNeuroImage2017

Sensory-biased attention networks in human lateral frontal cortex revealed by intrinsic functional connectivity.

Sean M Tobyne, David E Osher, Samantha W Michalka, David C Somers

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Article in NeuroImage, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Sean M TobyneGraduate Program for Neuroscience, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
David E OsherDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Samantha W MichalkaOlin College of Engineering, Needham, MA 02492, USA.
David C SomersDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA. Electronic address: somers@bu.edu.

Funding

Mapping the Human Connectome: Structure, Function, and HeritabilityU54MH091657 · NIMH · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI UGURBIL, KAMIL, VAN ESSEN, DAVID C · 2010 to 2014
$34.7M
Human Fronto-Parietal Networks for Visual Attention and MemoryR01EY022229 · NEI · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI SOMERS, DAVID C · 2012 to 2016
$2.0M
Training in computational neuroscience: Integrating experiment, theory, and technology - T90 extensionT90DA032484 · NIDA · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI SHINN-CUNNINGHAM, BARBARA · 2011 to 2016
$815k
Predicting Whole Brain Multi-Sensory Cognitive Control Networks: Relationship with Neuropsychological Test Performance and Repetitive Head ImpactF31NS103306 · NINDS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI TOBYNE, SEAN MICHAEL · 2017 to 2018
$61k
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY022229NIDA NIH HHS T90 DA032484NIMH NIH HHS U54 MH091657NINDS NIH HHS F31 NS103306
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human frontal cortex is commonly described as being insensitive to sensory modality, however several recent studies cast doubt on this view. Our laboratory previously reported two visual-biased attention regions interleaved with two auditory-biased attention regions, bilaterally, within lateral frontal cortex. These regions selectively formed functional networks with posterior visual-biased and auditory-biased attention regions. Here, we conducted a series of functional connectivity analyses to validate and expand this analysis to 469 subjects from the Human Connectome Project (HCP). Functional connectivity analyses replicated the original findings and revealed a novel hemispheric connectivity bias. We also subdivided lateral frontal cortex into 21 thin-slice ROIs and observed bilateral patterns of spatially alternating visual-biased and auditory-biased attention network connectivity. Finally, we performed a correlation difference analysis that revealed five additional bilateral lateral frontal regions differentially connected to either the visual-biased or auditory-biased attention networks. These findings leverage the HCP dataset to demonstrate that sensory-biased attention networks may have widespread influence in lateral frontal cortical organization.

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AdultAttentionAuditory PerceptionConnectomeDatasets as TopicFemaleFrontal LobeHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeural PathwaysVisual PerceptionYoung AdultAttention networksAuditory attentionConnectomicsHuman Connectome ProjectResting state functional connectivityVisual attention

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PMID28830764
PMCPMC5705425

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