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Rethinking segregation and integration: contributions of whole-brain modelling

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Deco, Gustavo, Tononi, Giulio, Boly, Melanie, Kringelbach, Morten L.·2015·Nature reviews. Neuroscience

Abstract

The brain regulates information flow by balancing the segregation and integration of incoming stimuli to facilitate flexible cognition and behaviour. The topological features of brain networks--in particular, network communities and hubs--support this segregation and integration but do not provide information about how external inputs are processed dynamically (that is, over time). Experiments in which the consequences of selective inputs on brain activity are controlled and traced with great precision could provide such information. However, such strategies have thus far had limited success. By contrast, recent whole-brain computational modelling approaches have enabled us to start assessing the effect of input perturbations on brain dynamics in silico.

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  • The brain's functional landscape is highly dynamic and unfolds on a relatively fixed structural scaffold.

    “Within the brain, a highly dynamic functional landscape unfolds on a relatively fixed structural scaffold (Deco et al., 2015; Shen et al., 2015)”
  • The brain traverses a metastable state-space over time, balancing segregated processing with global coordination and integration.

    “There is now growing evidence to support the notion that the brain traverses a metastable state-space in time (Deco et al., 2015), balancing the opposing tendencies for specialized, segregated processing with the need for global coordination and integration (Tognoli and Kelso, 2014).”
  • Neuronal dynamics can be measured and modeled at multiple scales, from local sets of interacting neurons to whole-brain activity.

    “Neuronal dynamics can be measured and modeled at multiple scales, from local sets of interacting neurons to whole-brain activity45.”

    From Cognitive computational neuroscience (2018) · cites this paper as [45]

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Authors
Deco, G., Tononi, G., Boly, M., & Kringelbach, M. L.
Affiliations
  • Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ES)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
  • Aarhus University (DK)
Corresponding author
Deco, Gustavo
Venue
Nature reviews. Neuroscience
Published
2015-06-17
Volume
16
Issue
7
Pages
430-439
ISSN
  • 1471-003X (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0048
OpenAlex
W1552946839
Cited by
658
References
89
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FWCI
4.82
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature reviews. Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RECERCAT (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
  • Repositori digital de la UPF (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) (submittedVersion)
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
integration and segregation, information flow, brain network topology, network hubs, network communities, input perturbation, brain dynamics, in silico modeling
MeSH terms
Brain, Brain Mapping, Cognition, Humans, Models, Neurological, Nerve Net, Thinking

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