Defining neurocognitive networks in the BOLD new world of computed connectivity.
Cognitive functions require the concerted activity of interconnected neuronal clusters that collectively form large-scale networks. In this issue, Seeley and colleagues use resting-state fluctuations of the BOLD signal to highlight the relevance of networks to human brain function and dysfunction.
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Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. mmesulam@northwestern.edu
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