Complex brain networks: graph theoretical analysis of structural and functional systems

E Bullmore, O Sporns - Nature reviews neuroscience, 2009 - nature.com
Recent developments in the quantitative analysis of complex networks, based largely on
graph theory, have been rapidly translated to studies of brain network organization. The …

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 …

GABAergic hub neurons orchestrate synchrony in developing hippocampal networks

P Bonifazi, M Goldin, MA Picardo, I Jorquera, A Cattani… - Science, 2009 - science.org
Brain function operates through the coordinated activation of neuronal assemblies. Graph
theory predicts that scale-free topologies, which include “hubs”(superconnected nodes), are …

Neurobiologically realistic determinants of self-organized criticality in networks of spiking neurons

M Rubinov, O Sporns, JP Thivierge… - PLoS computational …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Self-organized criticality refers to the spontaneous emergence of self-similar dynamics in
complex systems poised between order and randomness. The presence of self-organized …

Model-free reconstruction of excitatory neuronal connectivity from calcium imaging signals

O Stetter, D Battaglia, J Soriano, T Geisel - 2012 - journals.plos.org
A systematic assessment of global neural network connectivity through direct
electrophysiological assays has remained technically infeasible, even in simpler systems …

Detection of functional brain network reconfiguration during task-driven cognitive states

QK Telesford, ME Lynall, J Vettel, MB Miller, ST Grafton… - NeuroImage, 2016 - Elsevier
Network science offers computational tools to elucidate the complex patterns of interactions
evident in neuroimaging data. Recently, these tools have been used to detect dynamic …

Functional modularity of background activities in normal and epileptic brain networks

M Chavez, M Valencia, V Navarro, V Latora… - Physical review …, 2010 - APS
We analyze the connectivity structure of weighted brain networks extracted from
spontaneous magnetoencephalographic signals of healthy subjects and epileptic patients …

Emergent network topology at seizure onset in humans

MA Kramer, ED Kolaczyk, HE Kirsch - Epilepsy research, 2008 - Elsevier
Epilepsy–the world's most common serious brain disorder–is defined by recurrent
unprovoked seizures that result from complex interactions between distributed neural …

Synchronization phenomena in human epileptic brain networks

K Lehnertz, S Bialonski, MT Horstmann, D Krug… - Journal of neuroscience …, 2009 - Elsevier
Epilepsy is a malfunction of the brain that affects over 50 million people worldwide. Epileptic
seizures are usually characterized by an abnormal synchronized firing of neurons involved …

Dissecting functional connectivity of neuronal microcircuits: experimental and theoretical insights

S Feldt, P Bonifazi, R Cossart - Trends in neurosciences, 2011 - cell.com
Structure–function studies of neuronal networks have recently benefited from considerable
progress in different areas of investigation. Advances in molecular genetics and imaging …