doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00409 Unraveling inner experiences during resting state

The investigation of resting state activ-ity has become an extremely busy topic in neurocognitive research. A recent pubmed search revealed more than 2000 entries for the terms “resting state ” AND “fMRI. ” Several putative clinical appli-cations have been suggested, such as the detection of early signs of Alzheimer’s disease (e.g., Lustig et al., 2003) or risk of developing psychosis (e.g., Jukuri et al., 2013). However, the usefulness of resting state data is hampered by the fact, that up to now only very few investigations have tried to elucidate the mental processes occurring durin