Cited by 183Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeural dynamics and brain functionAdvanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

Optimal trajectories of brain state transitions

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Gu, Shi, Betzel, Richard F., Mattar, Marcelo G., Cieslak, Matthew, Delio, Philip R., Grafton, Scott T., Pasqualetti, Fabio, Bassett, Danielle S.·2017·NeuroImage

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The complexity of neural dynamics stems in part from the complexity of the underlying anatomy. Yet how white matter structure constrains how the brain transitions from one cognitive state to another remains unknown. Here we address this question by drawing on recent advances in network control theory to model the underlying mechanisms of brain state transitions as elicited by the collective control of region sets. We find that previously identified attention and executive control systems are poised to affect a broad array of state transitions that cannot easily be classified by traditional engineering-based notions of control. This theoretical versatility comes with a vulnerability to injury. In patients with mild traumatic brain injury, we observe a loss of specificity in putative control processes, suggesting greater susceptibility to neurophysiological noise. These results offer fundamental insights into the mechanisms driving brain state transitions in healthy cognition and their alteration following injury.

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Authors
Gu, S., Betzel, R. F., Mattar, M. G., Cieslak, M., Delio, P. R., Grafton, S. T., Pasqualetti, F., & Bassett, D. S.
Affiliations
  • University of Pennsylvania (US)
  • Princeton University (US)
  • University of California, Santa Barbara (US)
  • University of California, Riverside (US)
Corresponding author
Bassett, Danielle S.
Venue
NeuroImage
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-03
Volume
148
Pages
305-317
ISSN
1053-8119 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2963186114
Cited by
183
References
105
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 23 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 1
FWCI
11.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • NeuroImage (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation (W911NF-10-2-0022, 1430280, 1R01HD086888-01, 1554488, 1430087, CAREER, 2-R01-DC-009209-11, 1441502, W911NF-14-1-0679)
  • John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (W911NF-10-2-0022, W911NF-14-1-0679, 2-R01-DC-009209-11, 1R01HD086888-01, BCS-1441502, PHY-1554488)
  • Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (W911NF-10-2-0022, W911NF-14-1-0679, 2-R01-DC-009209-11, BCS-1441502, PHY-1554488, 1R01HD086888-01)
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01ns099348-04, 2r01dc009209-11, 1r01hd086888-01)
  • Office of Naval Research (BCS-1441502, PHY-1554488, W911NF-10-2-0022, W911NF-14-1-0679, CAREER PHY-1554488, 1R01HD086888-01, BCS-1430087, 2-R01-DC-009209-11)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (2R01‐DC‐009209‐11, R01-DC-009209-11, R21MH106799)
  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (R01-DC009209)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ((R01 NS099348)
  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (1R01HD086888-01)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01 HD086888)
  • Army Research Office (1R01HD086888-01, PHY-1554488, W911NF-14–1-0679, BCS-1441502, W911NF-14-1, R01-DC-009209-11, W911NF-10-2-0022, W911NF, 2-R01-DC-009209-11)
  • Army Research Laboratory (W911-NF-10-2-0022, W911NF-14-1-0679, 1R01HD086888-01, PHY-1554488, W911NF, 2-R01-DC-009209-11, BCS-1441502, W911NF-10)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
Keywords
brain state transitions, network control theory, white matter structure, attention, executive function, mild traumatic brain injury, cognitive states, neural dynamics
MeSH terms
Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Adult, Algorithms, Attention, Brain, Cerebral Cortex, Cognition, Cognition Disorders, Energy Metabolism, Female, Humans, Male, Psychomotor Performance, Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Young Adult, Executive Function, Healthy Volunteers, White Matter

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