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Opening or closing eyes at rest modulates the functional connectivity of V1 with default and salience networks

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Current evidence suggests that volitional opening or closing of the eyes modulates brain activity and connectivity. However, how the eye state influences the functional connectivity of the primary visual cortex… Click to show full abstract

Current evidence suggests that volitional opening or closing of the eyes modulates brain activity and connectivity. However, how the eye state influences the functional connectivity of the primary visual cortex has been poorly investigated. Using the same scanner, fMRI data from two groups of participants similar in age, sex and educational level were acquired. One group (nā€‰=ā€‰105) performed a resting state with eyes closed, and the other group (nā€‰=ā€‰63) performed a resting state with eyes open. Seed-based voxel-wise functional connectivity whole-brain analyses were performed to study differences in the connectivity of the primary visual cortex. This region showed higher connectivity with the default mode and sensorimotor networks in the eyes closed group, but higher connectivity with the salience network in the eyes open group. All these findings were replicated using an open source shared dataset. These results suggest that opening or closing the eyes may set brain functional connectivity in an interoceptive or exteroceptive state.

Keywords: state; functional connectivity; closing eyes; connectivity; opening closing; connectivity default

Journal Title: Scientific Reports
Year Published: 2020

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