Structural and functional connectivity of the precuneus and thalamus to the default mode network
Human Brain Mapping October 14, 2016 Samantha Cunningham, Dardo Tomasi, Nora D. Volkow 221 citations
The precuneus and thalamus show strong structural and functional connections to each other and to the default mode network (DMN). Using diffusion tensor imaging and resting-state functional connectivity in 37 healthy adults, structural connectivity was greatest between the precuneus and thalamus, and connection fractional anisotropy increased with age. The precuneus also connected structurally to the hippocampus and middle prefrontal cortex but minimally to the angular gyrus and midcingulate cortex. Functionally, the precuneus connected most strongly with the angular gyrus.