PMID- 37600552 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230823 IS - 1662-5161 (Print) IS - 1662-5161 (Electronic) IS - 1662-5161 (Linking) VI - 17 DP - 2023 TI - Similarities and differences between intermittent and continuous resting-state fMRI. PG - 1238888 LID - 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1238888 [doi] LID - 1238888 AB - INTRODUCTION: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) block-design experiments typically include active ON-blocks with presentation of cognitive tasks which are contrasted with OFF- blocks with no tasks presented. OFF-blocks in between ON-blocks can however, also be seen as a proxy for intermittent periods of resting, inducing temporary resting-states. We still do not know if brain activity during such intermittent periods reflects the same kind of resting-state activity as that obtained during a continuous period, as is typically the case in studies of the classic Default Mode Network (DMN). The purpose of the current study was therefore to investigate both similarities and differences in brain activity between intermittent and continuous resting conditions. METHODS: There were 47 healthy participants in the 3T fMRI experiment. Data for the intermittent resting-state condition were acquired from resting-periods in between active task-processing periods in a standard ON-OFF block design, with three different cognitive tasks presented during ON-blocks. Data for the continuous resting-state condition were acquired during a 5 min resting period after the task-design had been presented. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: The results showed that activity was overall similar in the two conditions, but with some differences. These differences were within the DMN network, and for the interaction of DMN with other brain networks. DMN maps showed weak overlap between conditions in the medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC), and in particular for the intermittent compared to the continuous resting-state condition. Moreover, DMN showed strong connectivity with the salience network (SN) in the intermittent resting-state condition, particularly in the anterior insula and the supramarginal gyrus. The observed differences may reflect a "carry-over" effect from task-processing to the next resting-state period, not present in the continuous resting-state condition, causing interference from the ON-blocks. Further research is needed to fully understand the extent of differences between intermittent and continuous resting-state conditions. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 Beresniewicz, Riemer, Kazimierczak, Ersland, Craven, Hugdahl and Gruner. FAU - Beresniewicz, Justyna AU - Beresniewicz J AD - Department of Biological and Medical Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. FAU - Riemer, Frank AU - Riemer F AD - Mohn Medical Imaging and Visualization Centre, Department of Radiology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. FAU - Kazimierczak, Katarzyna AU - Kazimierczak K AD - Department of Biological and Medical Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. AD - Mohn Medical Imaging and Visualization Centre, Department of Radiology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. FAU - Ersland, Lars AU - Ersland L AD - Department of Biological and Medical Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. AD - Department of Clinical Engineering, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. FAU - Craven, Alexander R AU - Craven AR AD - Department of Biological and Medical Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. AD - Department of Clinical Engineering, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. FAU - Hugdahl, Kenneth AU - Hugdahl K AD - Department of Biological and Medical Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. AD - Division of Psychiatry, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. FAU - Gruner, Renate AU - Gruner R AD - Mohn Medical Imaging and Visualization Centre, Department of Radiology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. AD - Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230803 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Hum Neurosci JT - Frontiers in human neuroscience JID - 101477954 PMC - PMC10435290 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Default Mode Network (DMN) OT - block design OT - cognitive tasks OT - functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) OT - resting state COIS- KH, LE, AC, and RG own shares in the company NordicNeuroLab Inc., which produced the visual system used for presentation of the tasks during scanning. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/08/21 06:42 MHDA- 2023/08/21 06:43 PMCR- 2023/01/01 CRDT- 2023/08/21 04:47 PHST- 2023/06/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/07/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/08/21 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/08/21 06:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/08/21 04:47 [entrez] PHST- 2023/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1238888 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Hum Neurosci. 2023 Aug 3;17:1238888. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1238888. eCollection 2023.