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Cooperative and competitive spreading dynamics on the human connectome

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Mišić, Bratislav, Betzel, Richard F., Nematzadeh, Azadeh, Goñi, Joaquin, Griffa, Alessandra, Hagmann, Patric, Flammini, Alessandro, Ahn, Yong-Yeol +1 more·2015·Neuron

Abstract

Increasingly detailed data on the network topology of neural circuits create a need for theoretical principles that explain how these networks shape neural communication. Here we use a model of cascade spreading to reveal architectural features of human brain networks that facilitate spreading. Using an anatomical brain network derived from high-resolution diffusion spectrum imaging (DSI), we investigate scenarios where perturbations initiated at seed nodes result in global cascades that interact either cooperatively or competitively. We find that hub regions and a backbone of pathways facilitate early spreading, while the shortest path structure of the connectome enables cooperative effects, accelerating the spread of cascades. Finally, competing cascades become integrated by converging on polysensory associative areas. These findings show that the organizational principles of brain networks shape global communication and facilitate integrative function.

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  • Simulation experiments using structure-function models predict that purely focal and transient perturbations in activity result in diffuse network reorganization affecting distant brain systems.

    “simulation experiments using structure-function models have predicted that even purely focal and transient perturbations in activity should result in diffuse network reorganization that affects distant brain systems (Alstott et al., 2009; Honey and Sporns, 2008; Misic et al., 2015).”
  • Even the best-performing SC-FC models generally account for less than 50% of the variance in FC across the brain in both humans and non-human primates.

    “Even the best-performing SC-FC models generally account for less than 50% of the variance in FC across the brain in both humans and non-human primates (Grayson et al., 2016; Messe et al., 2014; Misic et al., 2015).”

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Authors
Mišić, B., Betzel, R. F., Nematzadeh, A., Goñi, J., Griffa, A., Hagmann, P., Flammini, A., Ahn, Y.-Y., & Sporns, O.
Affiliations
  • Indiana University Bloomington (US)
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CH)
Corresponding author
Sporns, Olaf
Venue
Neuron
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-06
Volume
86
Issue
6
Pages
1518-1529
ISSN
0896-6273 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2155847838
Cited by
342
References
74
Citations by year
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FWCI
20.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Neuron (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) (submittedVersion)
  • Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • IRIS (submittedVersion)
  • SERVAL (Université de Lausanne) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Aging (P30AG010133, P30 AG-10133)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Statistical and Nonlinear Physics › Complex Network Analysis Techniques
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
Keywords
human connectome, global cascades, brain network architecture, diffusion spectrum imaging, hub regions, neural communication, network topology
MeSH terms
Adult, Brain, Competitive Behavior, Cooperative Behavior, Female, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Models, Neurological, Neural Pathways, Oxygen, Nonlinear Dynamics, Young Adult, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Connectome

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