Cited by 629Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesAdvanced Neuroimaging Techniques and ApplicationsNeural dynamics and brain function

Can structure predict function in the human brain?

Honey, Christopher J., Thivierge, Jean-Philippe, Sporns, Olaf·2010·NeuroImage

Abstract

Over the past decade, scientific interest in the properties of large-scale spontaneous neural dynamics has intensified. Concurrently, novel technologies have been developed for characterizing the connective anatomy of intra-regional circuits and inter-regional fiber pathways. It will soon be possible to build computational models that incorporate these newly detailed structural network measurements to make predictions of neural dynamics at multiple scales. Here, we review the practicality and the value of these efforts, while at the same time considering in which cases and to what extent structure does determine neural function. Studies of the healthy brain, of neural development, and of pathology all yield examples of direct correspondences between structural linkage and dynamical correlation. Theoretical arguments further support the notion that brain network topology and spatial embedding should strongly influence network dynamics. Although future models will need to be tested more quantitatively and against a wider range of empirical neurodynamic features, our present large-scale models can already predict the macroscopic pattern of dynamic correlation across the brain. We conclude that as neuroscience grapples with datasets of increasing completeness and complexity, and attempts to relate the structural and functional architectures discovered at different neural scales, the value of computational modeling will continue to grow.

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  • The close relationship of the DMN and other resting state networks to task-based activation patterns implies an interconnectedness between brain networks and the underlying structural connectivity.

    “The close relationship of the DMN, and other resting state networks, to task-based activation patterns 84 implies an interconnect-edness between brain networks and the underlying structural connectivity.27,50”
  • Both brain structure and function may serve as susceptibility mechanisms.

    “Thus, both brain structure and function, which may interrelate and whose development inform each other (Hao et al., 2013, Honey et al., 2010, Paus, 2013, Power et al., 2010, Zielinski et al., 2010), may both serve as susceptibility mechanisms.”

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Authors
Honey, C. J., Thivierge, J.-P., & Sporns, O.
Affiliations
  • Princeton University (US)
  • Institute for Biological Sciences (CA)
  • Indiana University Bloomington (US)
Corresponding author
Sporns, Olaf
Venue
NeuroImage
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-09
Volume
52
Issue
3
Pages
766-776
ISSN
1053-8119 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2152556184
Cited by
629
References
145
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • NeuroImage (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • NPARC (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
Keywords
brain structure-function relationship, structural connectivity, functional connectivity, brain network topology, spatial embedding, computational models of the brain, neural development, neuropathology, large-scale brain networks
MeSH terms
Brain, Humans, Models, Neurological, Nerve Net, Neural Networks, Computer

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