A comparison of resting-state brain activity in humans and chimpanzees
| Autor: | Lisa A. Parr, J. Douglas Bremner, Tracy L. Faber, Todd M. Preuss, Giuseppe Pagnoni, Sarah K. Barks, John R. Votaw, James K. Rilling |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Male Adolescent Pan troglodytes Brain activity and meditation brain Rest primate resting state human neuroimaging pet physiology Ventromedial prefrontal cortex Social Sciences Posterior parietal cortex Brain mapping Neuroimaging medicine Animals Humans Episodic memory Default mode network Brain Mapping Multidisciplinary Behavior Animal Resting state fMRI Brain Middle Aged medicine.anatomical_structure Positron-Emission Tomography Female Psychology Neuroscience |
| Zdroj: | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104:17146-17151 |
| ISSN: | 1091-6490 0027-8424 |
| DOI: | 10.1073/pnas.0705132104 |
| Popis: | In humans, the wakeful resting condition is characterized by a default mode of brain function involving high levels of activity within a functionally connected network of brain regions. This network has recently been implicated in mental self-projection into the past, the future, or another individual's perspective. Here we use [ 18 F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography imaging to assess resting-state brain activity in our closest living relative, the chimpanzee, as a potential window onto their mental world and compare these results with those of a human sample. We find that, like humans, chimpanzees show high levels of activity within default mode areas, including medial prefrontal and medial parietal cortex. Chimpanzees differ from our human sample in showing higher levels of activity in ventromedial prefrontal cortex and lower levels of activity in left-sided cortical areas involved in language and conceptual processing in humans. Our results raise the possibility that the resting state of chimpanzees involves emotionally laden episodic memory retrieval and some level of mental self-projection, albeit in the absence of language and conceptual processing. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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