Brain scans that map differences in how brain regions communicate while people lie idle in the imaging machine could one day provide clues about afflictions ranging from Alzheimer's disease to attention disorders. Roxanne Khamsi finds out why these so-called 'resting state' scans have made researchers and drug companies sit up and take notice.
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Khamsi, R. Diagnosis by default. Nat Med 18, 338–340 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0312-338
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