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Understanding brain network changes associated with IIV could guide novel neuromodulation strategies targeting cognitive difficulties.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291726104899_sec2\" sec-type=\"methods\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We analyzed baseline resting-state fMRI data from 209 patients with moderate-to-severe treatment-resistant MDD who participated in the BRIGhTMIND neuromodulation trial. Following a preregistered analytic protocol, we examined associations between: functional connectivity across three core brain networks (executive control, ECN; default mode, DMN; and salience network, SN); components of IIV derived from a choice reaction time task (using a three-parameter ex-Gaussian model); and functioning.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291726104899_sec3\" sec-type=\"results\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Greater IIV was linked to increased ECN-DMN functional connectivity. The ECN supports top-down control and externally directed cognition, while the DMN supports internal mentation and rumination. ECN-DMN connectivity was modulated by the SN, which prioritizes salient internal and external stimuli. Higher SN-ECN connectivity was associated with lower ECN-DMN connectivity and with faster mean reaction times. Both IIV and mean reaction time predicted functioning, with poorer functioning related to a slowed and inflexible response pattern.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291726104899_sec4\" sec-type=\"conclusions\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Distinct components of reaction time variability are associated with specific patterns of brain network connectivity, largely independent of mood severity. 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