Extended Data Fig. 9: Connectivity specificity as a function of breathing rate and signal-to-noise ratio.

FC specificity as a function of binned breathing rate (a) AND temporal signal-to-noise ratio (b) in the StandardRat collection. The percentage of each condition is size and color-coded. High levels of connectivity specificity were achieved in scans where the breathing rates were in the 84 to 114 bpm range. Similarly, higher connectivity specificity incidences were found when the cortical temporal signal-to-noise ratio was > 53. These observations support the notion of an optimal breathing rate when applying the StandardRat protocol, along with temporal signal-to-noise ratio and movement targets.