This study shows that structure-function coupling in the brain is dynamic and regionally heterogeneous, revealing organized patterns linked to cortical hierarchies and connection lengths.

Communications Biology · Jun 2, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Signal propagation via cortical hierarchies

Bertha Vázquez-Rodríguez, Zhen-Qi Liu, Patric Hagmann, Bratislav Mišić

This study investigates how the cortical hierarchy influences signal transmission in brain networks by analyzing resting state functional MRI and structural networks.

Network Neuroscience · Jan 1, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Gradients of structure-function tethering across neocortex

Bertha Vázquez-Rodríguez, Laura E. Suárez, Ross D. Markello, Golia Shafiei, Casey Paquola, Patric Hagmann, Martijn P. van den Heuvel, Boris C. Bernhardt, R. Nathan Spreng, Bratislav Mišić

The paper examines structure-function relationships in the neocortex, finding that structural and functional networks diverge in higher-order areas.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Sep 30, 2019Peer-reviewedNeuroscience