An integrated TMS-EEG and MRI approach to explore the interregional connectivity of the default mode network.

ABSTRACT: Explorations of the relation between brain anatomy and functional connections in the brain are crucial for shedding more light on network connectivity that sustains brain communication. In this study, by means of an integrative approach, we examined both the structural and functional connections of the default mode network (DMN) in a group of sixteen healthy subjects. For each subject, the DMN was extracted from the structural and functional resonance imaging data; the areas that were part of the DMN were defined as the regions of interest. Then, the target network was structurally explored by diffusion-weighted imaging, tested by neurophysiological means, and retested by means of concurrent transcranial magnetic stimulation and electroencephalography (TMS-EEG). A series of correlational a

SUBMITTER: Esposito R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8930884 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature