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The development of human functional brain networks

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Power, Jonathan D., Fair, Damien A., Schlaggar, Bradley L., Petersen, Steven E.·2010·Neuron

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Recent advances in MRI technology have enabled precise measurements of correlated activity throughout the brain, leading to the first comprehensive descriptions of functional brain networks in humans. This article reviews the growing literature on the development of functional networks, from infancy through adolescence, as measured by resting-state functional connectivity MRI. We note several limitations of traditional approaches to describing brain networks and describe a powerful framework for analyzing networks, called graph theory. We argue that characterization of the development of brain systems (e.g., the default mode network) should be comprehensive, considering not only relationships within a given system, but also how these relationships are situated within wider network contexts. We note that, despite substantial reorganization of functional connectivity, several large-scale network properties appear to be preserved across development, suggesting that functional brain networks, even in children, are organized in manners similar to other complex systems.

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Authors
Power, J. D., Fair, D. A., Schlaggar, B. L., & Petersen, S. E.
Affiliations
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
  • Oregon Health & Science University (US)
Corresponding author
Power, Jonathan D.
Venue
Neuron
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-09
Volume
67
Issue
5
Pages
735-748
ISSN
0896-6273 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1996954170
Cited by
751
References
99
Citations by year
2026: 22 · 2025: 34 · 2024: 36 · 2023: 40 · 2022: 48 · 2021: 38 · 2020: 103 · 2019: 48 · 2018: 49 · 2017: 42 · 2016: 52 · 2015: 54 · 2014: 43 · 2013: 54 · 2012: 48
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3.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Neuron (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS046424, K02NS053425, R01NS032979, R21NS041255)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD057076)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Statistical and Nonlinear Physics › Complex Network Analysis Techniques
Keywords
functional brain networks, brain development, resting-state functional connectivity, graph theory, default mode network, network reorganization, children, adolescence, infant brain, complex systems
MeSH terms
Age Factors, Brain, Brain Mapping, Humans, Models, Neurological, Nerve Net, Neural Pathways

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