Frequency-specific network topologies in the resting human brain.

ABSTRACT: A community is a set of nodes with dense inter-connections, while there are sparse connections between different communities. A hub is a highly connected node with high centrality. It has been shown that both "communities" and "hubs" exist simultaneously in the brain's functional connectivity network (FCN), as estimated by correlations among low-frequency spontaneous fluctuations in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) signal changes (0.01-0.10 Hz). This indicates that the brain has a spatial organization that promotes both segregation and integration of information. Here, we demonstrate that frequency-specific network topologies that characterize segregation and integration also exist within this frequency range. In investigating the coherence spectrum among 87 brain regions, we f

SUBMITTER: Sasai S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4273625 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature