Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

The critical roaming hypothesis: arousal-driven transitions across critical lines reproduce human functional connectivity dynamics

This paper proposes that arousal-driven transitions across critical lines reproduce human functional connectivity dynamics, showing improved fit to empirical data.

Topological data analysis reveals rigid brain-state dynamics during self-viewing in trait rumination

This paper uses topological data analysis to show that higher trait rumination is linked to reduced brain-state variability during self-relevant tasks.

Decoding the Human Brain during Intelligence Testing

This study investigates how brain connectivity and dynamics across temporal and spatial scales relate to intelligence test performance using fMRI and EEG data.

Precision Functional Mapping of the Individual Human Brain Near Birth

The paper uses functional MRI to map cortical areas in neonates, finding that their arrangement is individually specific and reliably identifiable.

IndivSTATIS: A multivariate approach to analyze brain network configurations with individualized parcellation

IndivSTATIS integrates individualized brain parcellations into a shared component space to compare network configurations and predict individual differences.

Unveiling the secrets of brain resilience: Multimodal neuroimaging insights into Neural dynamics and neuroprotection in ageing

This study identifies neuroprotective anatomical and functional connectivity patterns in older adults using multimodal neuroimaging data.

Identification of functional neural networks of human brains with fMRI

This paper introduces a data-driven method to identify functional neural networks in both resting-state and task-based fMRI data across the entire brain.

Towards Precision Functional Brain Network Mapping in Parkinsons Disease

This study evaluates the feasibility and reliability of precision resting state functional connectivity (RSFC) in Parkinson's disease (PD) and finds it produces reliable, stable network measures comparable to healthy controls.

Quantifying state-dependent control properties of brain dynamics from perturbation responses

This study introduces a method to estimate the controllability Gramian matrix using perturbation inputs and network control theory to analyze brain dynamics, showing that controllable directions better differentiate brain states than overall controllability.

A Comparative Evaluation of Molecular Connectivity and Covariance Approaches

This paper compares molecular connectivity (MC) and covariance (mCov) methods using fPET data to assess metabolic associations between brain regions, finding that different methods perform better at varying temporal resolutions.

Large-Scale Brain Networks Track Gasoline Price Shifts

This study examines how macroeconomic factors like gasoline prices correlate with large-scale brain network organization in a population of healthy young adults.

A Concept-Driven Disentanglement Framework for Interpretable Graph Neural Networks in Structure-Function Coupling

This paper introduces a concept-driven disentanglement framework for interpretable GNNs to predict brain functional connectivity from structural connectivity, achieving high accuracy and providing interpretable insights.

Feature similarity: a sensitive method to capture the functional interaction of brain regions and networks to support flexible behavior

This paper introduces Feature Similarity (FS), a method to measure brain region interactions, showing it captures functional organization and task-specific dynamics better than traditional methods.

Connectome Similarity Varies with Global Metastability and Movie Content

This paper investigates the relationship between brain metastability and functional connectome fingerprints in naturalistic fMRI, finding that metastability is associated with individual and group-level connectome stability and similarity, with variations across time scales and movie content.

Transcranial Focused Ultrasound of the Human Subgenual Anterior Cingulate Reconfigures Resting State Connectivity: A Sham-Controlled fMRI Study

This study uses tFUS to modulate sgACC connectivity in healthy adults, showing increased whole-brain connectivity post-treatment and distinct network changes compared to sham.

The link between steady-state EEG and rs-fMRI metrics in healthy young adults: the effect of macrovascular correction

This study shows macrovascular correction improves the relationship between EEG and rs-fMRI metrics, and sex modulates EEG-fMRI associations, with EEG complexity linked to resting-state functional activity.

From Maps to Models: A Survey on the Reliability of Small Studies of Task-Based fMRI

The paper evaluates the reliability of small-sample task-based fMRI studies using two datasets, showing that sample size requirements vary by analysis type and effect size.

Global signal regression reduces connectivity patterns related to physiological signals and does not alter EEG-derived connectivity

This study examines the impact of global signal regression on resting-state fMRI connectivity, finding it reduces physiological artifacts while preserving electrophysiological connectivity patterns.

Cognitive Flexibility and Brain Network Energy in Healthy Aging: an Allostatic Perspective from the SENECA model

The paper analyzes resting-state fMRI data to show how brain network energy redistributes with age, supporting cognitive flexibility through an allostatic mechanism.

Cognitive training effects are shaped more by individual brain dynamics than age - Evidence from younger and older women

This study shows that individual brain dynamics, not age, primarily drive cognitive training effects and brain connectivity patterns in younger and older women.

Spatiotemporal Network Dynamics Reveal Alzheimer's Disease Progression

This study uses QPP and cPCA to analyze spatiotemporal network changes in AD progression, identifying early disruptions in specific brain networks and showing their potential as biomarkers.

Disruption of Striatal Intrinsic Ignition in Huntington's Disease: an In-Silico Perturbational Approach to Emulate Disease Progression and Recovery

This study uses computational modeling to simulate functional connectivity changes in Huntington's disease and assess recovery potential by perturbing striatal activity.

Diminished spatial dynamics and maladaptive spatial complexity link resting brain network disruption to cognition in schizophrenia

This paper introduces dSNCC to analyze spatial dynamics and complexity in brain networks, finding reduced dynamic flexibility and increased complexity in schizophrenia linked to cognitive impairment.

Scalable and Adaptive Spatiotemporal Modeling for Task-Based fMRI Analysis

SPLASH improves task-based fMRI analysis by providing a spatially adaptive and scalable framework that enhances statistical inference and neuroscientific interpretability.

White-Matter BOLD Mediates Time-Varying Cortico-Cortical Functional Connectivity

The paper shows that white-matter BOLD signals mediate time-varying cortico-cortical functional connectivity, with temporal variability in WM signals correlating with dynamic GM-GM connectivity.

Structure-Function Coupling Aligns with a Unimodal-to-Transmodal Gradient in the Mouse Cortex

The paper maps structure-function coupling in the mouse cortex, finding a unimodal-to-transmodal gradient similar to humans, influenced by cellular properties but not anatomical hierarchy.

Brain-AI Alignment in Naturalistic Movies

This study uses a large language model to link naturalistic movie content to brain activity, finding alignment in association cortex but not in sensory regions, and linking explainability to cognitive abilities.

Structurally Constrained Functional Connectivity Reveals Efficient Visuomotor Decision-Making Mechanisms in Action Video Gamers

This study investigates how action video game play reshapes neural circuits to improve visuomotor decision-making through cognitive resource reallocation.

Social Jetlag Has Detrimental Effects on Hallmark Characteristics of Adolescent Brain Structure, Circuit Organization and Intrinsic Dynamics

This study examines how social jetlag affects brain structure, circuit organization, and intrinsic dynamics in adolescents, finding detrimental effects on neural connectivity and development.

Multiple neural pathways to successful visual short-term memory across the adult lifespan

The paper identifies subgroups with distinct brain activation patterns during a visual short-term memory task across the adult lifespan, showing differences in brain activity-performance associations and white matter integrity.