Wang Yulin, Liu Huan, Hitchman Glenn, Lei Xu
Sleep and NeuroImaging Center, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China; Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality, Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China.
Sleep and NeuroImaging Center, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Brain Res. 2015 Jan 30;1596:69-78. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.11.007. Epub 2014 Nov 13.
Sleep deprivation have shown its great influence on the default mode network (DMN). The DMN is a core system in resting state brain activity. Recent studies have focused on its subsystems and multiple functions. However, the individual specific organization of the DMN is rarely investigated. As the effects of sleep deprivation (SD) on mood are well documented, a more interesting question is whether changes in the processing of emotional information due to sleep deprivation are related to any specific topological properties of the DMN. In this study, we proposed an index, module number of DMN (mnDMN), to measure the specific modular structure of the DMN for each individual. Our results showed that the DMN was generally split into two modules after SD, and the decreased functional connectivity between the two modules was related to a worsening of the participants׳ self-reported emotional state. Furthermore, the mnDMN was correlated with participants' rating scores of high valence pictures in the SD session, indicating that the mnDMN might reflect mood valuation in the human brain. Overall, our research reveals the diversity of the DMN, and may contribute towards a better understanding of the properties and functions of the DMN.
睡眠剥夺已显示出其对默认模式网络(DMN)的巨大影响。DMN是静息态脑活动中的一个核心系统。近期研究聚焦于其各个子系统和多种功能。然而,DMN的个体特异性组织却鲜有研究。鉴于睡眠剥夺(SD)对情绪的影响已有充分记录,一个更有趣的问题是,因睡眠剥夺导致的情绪信息处理变化是否与DMN的任何特定拓扑特性有关。在本研究中,我们提出了一个指标,即DMN的模块数(mnDMN),以测量每个个体DMN的特定模块化结构。我们的结果表明,睡眠剥夺后DMN通常会分为两个模块,这两个模块之间功能连接性的降低与参与者自我报告的情绪状态恶化有关。此外,mnDMN与睡眠剥夺期间参与者对高愉悦度图片的评分相关,这表明mnDMN可能反映了人类大脑中的情绪评估。总体而言,我们的研究揭示了DMN的多样性,并可能有助于更好地理解DMN的特性和功能。