Interpreting and Utilising Intersubject Variability in Brain Function

• Published in: Trends in cognitive sciences Vol. 22; no. 6; pp. 517 - 530
• Main Authors: Seghier, Mohamed L., Price, Cathy J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2018; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: brain structure; cognitive strategies; covariance; functional variability; individualised predictions; neuroimaging; covariance; cognitive strategies; brain structure; functional variability; individualised predictions; neuroimaging

We consider between-subject variance in brain function as data rather than noise. We describe variability as a natural output of a noisy plastic system (the brain) where each subject embodies a particular parameterisation of that system. In this context, variability becomes an opportunity to: (i) be...