Resting-state thalamic coupling with default-mode and executive-control networks was not prominent in childhood¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Across clustering solutions, no thalamic clusters showed enhanced connectivity with default-mode or executive-control networks, consistent with their later maturation. → Mino-Matot 2026

Evidence¶

Mino-Matot 2026¶

Mino-Matot, T., Kebiri, H., Jorge, J., Ledoux, J.-B., Fornari, E., Bach Cuadra, M. & Denervaud, S. (2026). Learning environments are associated with age-related differences in thalamocortical attention circuits in childhood. npj Science of Learning, Article in Press. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-026-00452-4

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Descriptive network characterization of the five retained thalamic clusters' connectivity to the seven Yeo networks plus subcortex. The article attributes the pattern to a developmental timetable in which "DMN specialization and ECN integration strengthen later in development", and notes null effects may reflect limited power for smaller true effects.

"Across solutions, resting-state thalamic coupling with default-mode (DMN) and executive-control (ECN) networks was not prominent."

Discussion¶

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