Anatomical and functional investigation of the marmoset default mode network
Nature Communications April 29, 2019 Cirong Liu, Cecil Chern-Chyi Yen, Diego Szczupak et al. 127 citations
The default mode network (DMN) in humans is characterized by strong connections among the medial prefrontal cortex, posterior parietal cortex, and posterior cingulate cortex. In common marmosets, however, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex shows robust functional and anatomical connections with the posterior DMN regions, while the medial prefrontal cortex has weak connections. This pattern differs markedly from the human DMN, suggesting that the medial prefrontal cortex may support brain functions that are more developed in humans than in other primates.