Journal
NEUROIMAGE
Volume 19, Issue 3, Pages 924-934Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-8119(03)00150-2
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Single subject and group analyses (n = 12) showed that the eyes-open and eyes-closed states in complete darkness considerably and consistently differ in the patterns of associated brain activation in fMRI. During nonchanging external stimulation, ocular motor and attentional systems were activated when the eyes were open; the visual, somatosensory, vestibular, and auditory systems were activated when the eyes were closed. These data suggest that there are two different states of mental activity: with the eyes closed, an interoceptive state characterized by imagination and multisensory activity and with the eyes open, an exteroceptive state characterized by attention and ocular motor activity. Our study also shows that the chosen baseline condition may have a considerable impact on activation patterns and on the interpretation of brain activation studies. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.
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