The default mode network: where the idiosyncratic self meets the shared social world

Y Yeshurun, M Nguyen, U Hasson - Nature reviews neuroscience, 2021 - nature.com
The default mode network (DMN) is classically considered an 'intrinsic'system, specializing
in internally oriented cognitive processes such as daydreaming, reminiscing and future …

Imaging faster neural dynamics with fast fMRI: A need for updated models of the hemodynamic response

JR Polimeni, LD Lewis - Progress in neurobiology, 2021 - Elsevier
Fast fMRI enables the detection of neural dynamics over timescales of hundreds of
milliseconds, suggesting it may provide a new avenue for studying subsecond neural …

[HTML][HTML] Movie-watching outperforms rest for functional connectivity-based prediction of behavior

ES Finn, PA Bandettini - NeuroImage, 2021 - Elsevier
A major goal of human neuroscience is to relate differences in brain function to differences
in behavior across people. Recent work has established that whole-brain functional …

[HTML][HTML] The “Narratives” fMRI dataset for evaluating models of naturalistic language comprehension

SA Nastase, YF Liu, H Hillman, A Zadbood… - Scientific data, 2021 - nature.com
The “Narratives” collection aggregates a variety of functional MRI datasets collected while
human subjects listened to naturalistic spoken stories. The current release includes 345 …

[HTML][HTML] The default network dominates neural responses to evolving movie stories

E Yang, F Milisav, J Kopal, AJ Holmes… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Neuroscientific studies exploring real-world dynamic perception often overlook the influence
of continuous changes in narrative content. In our research, we utilize machine learning …

[HTML][HTML] In-degree centrality in a social network is linked to coordinated neural activity

EC Baek, R Hyon, K López, ES Finn, MA Porter… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Convergent processing of the world may be a factor that contributes to social
connectedness. We use neuroimaging and network analysis to investigate the association …

Large-scale encoding of emotion concepts becomes increasingly similar between individuals from childhood to adolescence

MC Camacho, AN Nielsen, D Balser, E Furtado… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Humans require a shared conceptualization of others' emotions for adaptive social
functioning. A concept is a mental blueprint that gives our brains parameters for predicting …

[HTML][HTML] Naturalistic stimuli in affective neuroimaging: A review

H Saarimäki - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Naturalistic stimuli such as movies, music, and spoken and written stories elicit strong
emotions and allow brain imaging of emotions in close-to-real-life conditions. Emotions are …

Intersubject similarity in neural representations underlies shared episodic memory content

J Sheng, S Wang, L Zhang, C Liu… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Individuals generally form their unique memories from shared experiences, yet the neural
representational mechanisms underlying this subjectiveness of memory are poorly …

Neural signatures of attentional engagement during narratives and its consequences for event memory

H Song, ES Finn… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
As we comprehend narratives, our attentional engagement fluctuates over time. Despite
theoretical conceptions of narrative engagement as emotion-laden attention, little empirical …