Criticality in the brain: A synthesis of neurobiology, models and cognition

L Cocchi, LL Gollo, A Zalesky, M Breakspear - Progress in neurobiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Cognitive function requires the coordination of neural activity across many scales, from
neurons and circuits to large-scale networks. As such, it is unlikely that an explanatory …

The role of default network deactivation in cognition and disease

A Anticevic, MW Cole, JD Murray, PR Corlett… - Trends in cognitive …, 2012 - cell.com
A considerable body of evidence has accumulated over recent years on the functions of the
default-mode network (DMN)–a set of brain regions whose activity is high when the mind is …

Dynamic reconfiguration of frontal brain networks during executive cognition in humans

U Braun, A Schäfer, H Walter, S Erk… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
The brain is an inherently dynamic system, and executive cognition requires dynamically
reconfiguring, highly evolving networks of brain regions that interact in complex and …

Brain network dynamics during working memory are modulated by dopamine and diminished in schizophrenia

U Braun, A Harneit, G Pergola, T Menara… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Dynamical brain state transitions are critical for flexible working memory but the network
mechanisms are incompletely understood. Here, we show that working memory …

Dynamic connectivity states estimated from resting fMRI Identify differences among Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and healthy control subjects

B Rashid, E Damaraju, GD Pearlson… - Frontiers in human …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar disorder (BP) share significant overlap in clinical symptoms,
brain characteristics, and risk genes, and both are associated with dysconnectivity among …

The nucleus reuniens of the thalamus sits at the nexus of a hippocampus and medial prefrontal cortex circuit enabling memory and behavior

MJ Dolleman-van der Weel, AL Griffin, HT Ito… - Learning & …, 2019 - learnmem.cshlp.org
The nucleus reuniens of the thalamus (RE) is a key component of an extensive network of
hippocampal and cortical structures and is a fundamental substrate for cognition. A common …

[HTML][HTML] The BDNF val66met polymorphism affects activity-dependent secretion of BDNF and human memory and hippocampal function

MF Egan, M Kojima, JH Callicott, TE Goldberg… - Cell, 2003 - cell.com
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) modulates hippocampal plasticity and
hippocampal-dependent memory in cell models and in animals. We examined the effects of …

Meta-analysis of 41 functional neuroimaging studies of executive function in schizophrenia

MJ Minzenberg, AR Laird, S Thelen… - Archives of general …, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Context Prefrontal cortical dysfunction is frequently reported in schizophrenia. It remains
unclear whether this represents the coincidence of several prefrontal region-and process …

Hyperactivity and hyperconnectivity of the default network in schizophrenia and in first-degree relatives of persons with schizophrenia

S Whitfield-Gabrieli, HW Thermenos… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
We examined the status of the neural network mediating the default mode of brain function,
which typically exhibits greater activation during rest than during task, in patients in the early …

Disruption of cortical association networks in schizophrenia and psychotic bipolar disorder

JT Baker, AJ Holmes, GA Masters, BTT Yeo… - JAMA …, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Psychotic disorders (including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and
psychotic bipolar disorder) are devastating illnesses characterized by breakdown in the …