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Mathematical framework for large-scale brain network modeling in The Virtual Brain
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In this article, we describe the mathematical framework of the computational model at the core of the tool The Virtual Brain (TVB), designed to simulate collective whole brain dynamics by virtualizing brain structure and function, allowing simultaneous outputs of a number of experimental modalities such as electro- and magnetoencephalography (EEG, MEG) and functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI). The implementation allows for a systematic exploration and manipulation of every underlying component of a large-scale brain network model (BNM), such as the neural mass model governing the local dynamics or the structural connectivity constraining the space time structure of the network couplings. Here, a consistent notation for the generalized BNM is given, so that in this form the equations represent a direct link between the mathematical description of BNMs and the components of the numerical implementation in TVB. Finally, we made a summary of the forward models implemented for mapping simulated neural activity (EEG, MEG, sterotactic electroencephalogram (sEEG), fMRI), identifying their advantages and limitations.
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![Fig. 3 a) A generic neural mass model with 2 neural masses and two state variables per neural mass. b) To avoid the need for multiple subscripts, the following notation is sometimes used Φ i ={ φ n =1} i , where the subindex i only refers to the mass or population; and Ψ ≡ [ Φ 1 , Φ 2 ] represents the activity of the neural mass model. This denotes the fact that the neural masses at a node are in general interconnected through their fi rst state variable, or have two masses with one state variable as in the Wilson and Cowan model. c) A reader friendly diagram network diagram. This representation emphasizes the functional character of each population represented in the NMM. The notation [ Φ e , Φ i ] is often found in the models descriptions.](/paper-figures/2f3a0675f277465d86eb2591dec960f4/mathematical-framework-for-large-scale-brain-network-modeling-in-the-virtual-figure-3.png)










![Fig. 14 Network stability maps for a) the 74 ROIs matrix (global coupling strength: a Γ ϵ [0.012, 0.042], conduction speed: c 2 ∈ [1, 14]; and b) averaged dataset from DTI ( a Γ ∈ [0.2, 0.9], c 2 ∈ [1, 14]). The metric displayed is the variance computed over all the datapoints after discarding the fi rst 500 ms (e.g., each element of the map represents one simulation). Only the traces of the fi rst state variable, V , were used. The y-axis of the temporal traces is between [ -4, 4].](/paper-figures/efc5fc524df246369d693dec1866cfbe/mathematical-framework-for-large-scale-brain-network-modeling-in-the-virtual-figure-14.png)












![Fig. 27 Larter -Breakspear. Metastability plane. The colormap range is [0, 8.8]. High values of metastability re fl ect fi xed point attractor dynamics. Looking at the bottom row of the parameter plane, for C =0.19, we can see that when δ V N 0.54 the system exhibits chaotic attractor dynamics.](/paper-figures/0ee4413d3d2a45fa8034222f343f3464/mathematical-framework-for-large-scale-brain-network-modeling-in-the-virtual-figure-27.png)










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Self-citationIntermodal Consistency of Whole‐Brain Connectivity and Signal Propagation Delays
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“In the Supplement, we corroborate our results with the Wilson-Cowan model [40,41], a more complicated (24 parameters, S1 [42] to output a signal similar to that of a fMRI blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signal.”
Probabilistic inference of social presence across brain scales reveals enhanced synaptic efficacy
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“We used the regression coefficients (i.e., the regression table in the case of ANOVA) described in Equations 9, 10, 11, and 12 to identify how the dimensions of the neural population signals were composed of information related to the item and location (Exp. 1), item and scene (Exp. 2), delay and…”
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Semigroups for flows on limits of graphs
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“, social networks [5, 3] or brain connections [27], just to name a few.”
BackgroundReduced Phase Models of Oscillatory Neural Networks
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The Virtual Brain (TVB): Simulation Environment for Large-Scale Brain Networks
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Self-citationThe Virtual Brain (TVB): Simulation Environment for Large-Scale Brain Networks
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Self-citationBrain structure-function relationships across the human lifespan based on network eigenmodesPreprint
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Probabilistic Inference on Virtual Brain Models of DisordersPreprint
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“…models commonly used to analyze functional neuroimaging modalities, such as fMRI, MEG, and EEG, is the class of connectome-based models (Ghosh et al., 2008; Sanz-Leon et al., 2015; Bassett and Sporns, 2017), also known as Virtual Brain Models (VBMs; Sanz Leon et al. (2013); Jirsa et al. (2023)).”
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Biophysically inspired mean-field model of neuronal populations driven by ion-exchange mechanismsPreprint
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“Until now, mean-field models used in large-scale network simulations, like the Virtual Brain ( Sanz-Leon et al., 2015 ), did not take into consideration the extracellular space.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Sanz-Leon, P., Knock, S. A., Spiegler, A., & Jirsa, V. K.
- Affiliations
- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute (AU)
- Inserm (FR)
- Corresponding author
- Jirsa, Viktor K.
- Venue
- NeuroImage
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2015-05
- Volume
- 111
- Pages
- 385-430
- ISSN
- 1053-8119 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2074725578
- Semantic Scholar
- 23be65f2b2fee15432e3086c0d98a6610709848f
- Cited by
- 356
- References
- 240
- Citations by year
- 2026: 27 · 2025: 53 · 2024: 41 · 2023: 34 · 2022: 37 · 2021: 36 · 2020: 29 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 25 · 2017: 21 · 2016: 15 · 2015: 13
- FWCI
- 14.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- NeuroImage (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- James S. McDonnell Foundation (FP7-ICT BrainScales - 2009-6)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
- Keywords
- The Virtual Brain, whole-brain dynamics, neural mass model, structural connectivity, forward model, EEG, MEG, functional MRI, stereoelectroencephalography, mathematical notation, computational neuroscience simulation
- MeSH terms
- Brain, Humans, Models, Neurological, Nerve Net, Functional Neuroimaging
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