Alterations of cross-frequency coupling in MEG resting state recordings in Mild Cognitive Impairment patients

The default mode network (DMN) has received growing attention in recent years because it seems to be involved in the neuropathology of psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders such as autism, schizophrenia and Alzheimer Disease. It has been defined as a task negative network, beca use the activity of all its brain regions is increased during the resting state and suspended during external or goal directed tasks.