Dynamic reconfiguration of brain functional networks in world class gymnasts: a resting-state functional MRI study.

ABSTRACT: Long-term intensive training has enabled world class gymnasts to attain exceptional skill levels, inducing notable neuroplastic changes in their brains. Previous studies have identified optimized brain modularity related to long-term intensive training based on resting-state functional MRI, which is associated with higher efficiency in motor and cognitive functions. However, most studies assumed that functional topological networks remain static during the scans, neglecting the inherent dynamic changes over time. This study applied a multilayer network model to identify the effect of long-term intensive training on dynamic functional network properties in gymnasts. The imaging data were collected from 13 gymnasts and 14 age- and gender-matched non-athlete controls. We first construct dynam

SUBMITTER: Cao B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11891512 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature