The brain as a complex system: using network science as a tool for understanding the brain

QK Telesford, SL Simpson, JH Burdette… - Brain …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Although graph theory has been around since the 18th century, the field of network science
is more recent and continues to gain popularity, particularly in the field of neuroimaging. The …

A hands-on tutorial on network and topological neuroscience

EGZ Centeno, G Moreni, C Vriend, L Douw… - Brain Structure and …, 2022 - Springer
The brain is an extraordinarily complex system that facilitates the optimal integration of
information from different regions to execute its functions. With the recent advances in …

Connectivity differences in brain networks

A Zalesky, L Cocchi, A Fornito, MM Murray… - Neuroimage, 2012 - Elsevier
The scenario considered here is one where brain connectivity is represented as a network
and an experimenter wishes to assess the evidence for an experimental effect at each of the …

Brain-wide functional architecture remodeling by alcohol dependence and abstinence

A Kimbrough, DJ Lurie, A Collazo… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence are key factors in the development of alcohol use
disorder, which is a pervasive societal problem with substantial economic, medical, and …

An efficient and reliable statistical method for estimating functional connectivity in large scale brain networks using partial correlation

Y Wang, J Kang, PB Kemmer, Y Guo - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Currently, network-oriented analysis of fMRI data has become an important tool for
understanding brain organization and brain networks. Among the range of network …

Resting-state functional connectivity of the locus coeruleus in humans: in comparison with the ventral tegmental area/substantia nigra pars compacta and the effects of …

S Zhang, S Hu, HH Chao, CSR Li - Cerebral Cortex, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The locus coeruleus (LC) provides the primary noradrenergic inputs to the cerebral cortex.
Despite numerous animal studies documenting the functions of the LC, research in humans …

Low intensity repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation modulates brain-wide functional connectivity to promote anti-correlated c-Fos expression

J Moretti, DJ Terstege, EZ Poh, JR Epp, J Rodger - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) induces action potentials to induce
plastic changes in the brain with increasing evidence for the therapeutic importance of brain …

Functional connectivity between anterior insula and key nodes of frontoparietal executive control and salience networks distinguish bipolar depression from unipolar …

KK Ellard, JP Zimmerman, N Kaur, KRA Van Dijk… - Biological Psychiatry …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Patients with bipolar depression are characterized by dysregulation across the
full spectrum of mood, differentiating them from patients with unipolar depression. The ability …

From eyes‐closed to eyes‐open: Role of cholinergic projections in EC‐to‐EO alpha reactivity revealed by combining EEG and MRI

L Wan, H Huang, N Schwab, J Tanner… - Human brain …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Alpha rhythm (8 to 12 Hz) observed in EEG over human posterior cortex is
prominent during eyes‐closed (EC) resting and attenuates during eyes‐open (EO) resting …

On the relationship between instantaneous phase synchrony and correlation-based sliding windows for time-resolved fMRI connectivity analysis

M Pedersen, A Omidvarnia, A Zalesky, GD Jackson - Neuroimage, 2018 - Elsevier
Correlation-based sliding window analysis (CSWA) is the most commonly used method to
estimate time-resolved functional MRI (fMRI) connectivity. However, instantaneous phase …