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Functional alignment with anatomical networks is associated with cognitive flexibility

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Medaglia, John D., Huang, Weiyu, Karuza, Elisabeth A., Kelkar, Apoorva, Thompson-Schill, Sharon L., Ribeiro, Alejandro, Bassett, Danielle S.·2017·Nature Human Behaviour

Abstract

Cognitive flexibility describes the human ability to switch between modes of mental function to achieve goals. Mental switching is accompanied by transient changes in brain activity, which must occur atop an anatomical architecture that bridges disparate cortical and subcortical regions by underlying white matter tracts. However, an integrated perspective regarding how white matter networks might constrain brain dynamics during cognitive processes requiring flexibility has remained elusive. To address this challenge, we applied emerging tools from graph signal processing to examine whether BOLD signals measured at each point in time correspond to complex underlying anatomical networks in 28 individuals performing a perceptual task that probed cognitive flexibility. We found that the alignment between functional signals and the architecture of the underlying white matter network was associated with greater cognitive flexibility across subjects. By computing a concise measure using multi-modal neuroimaging data, we uncovered an integrated structure-function correlate of human behavior.

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Authors
Medaglia, J. D., Huang, W., Karuza, E. A., Kelkar, A., Thompson-Schill, S. L., Ribeiro, A., & Bassett, D. S.
Affiliations
  • Drexel University (US)
  • University of Pennsylvania (US)
Corresponding author
Bassett, Danielle S.
Venue
Nature Human Behaviour
Published
2017-12-18
Volume
2
Issue
2
Pages
156-164
ISSN
2397-3374 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2557617319
Cited by
223
References
69
Citations by year
2026: 24 · 2025: 29 · 2024: 41 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 25 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 7
FWCI
9.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Nature Human Behaviour (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation (1626008, W911NF-10-2-0022, 1R01NS099348, R01-MH107703, 1R01HD086888-01, R01 MH109520, 1631550, 1554488, CAREER, 2-R01-DC-009209-11, R21-M MH-106799, 1441502, R01-MH107235, W911NF-14-1-0679)
  • John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (R21-M MH-106799, W911NF-10-2-0022, W911NF-14-1-0679, 1R01NS099348, 2-R01-DC-009209-11, CNS-1626008, R01-MH107703, R01MH109520, BCS-1631550, 1R01HD086888-01, BCS-1441502, R01-MH107235, PHY-1554488)
  • Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (W911NF-10-2-0022, W911NF-14-1-0679, R01MH109520, R01-MH107235, R01-MH107703, 2-R01-DC-009209-11, BCS-1631550, CNS-1626008, BCS-1441502, R21-M MH-106799, 1R01NS099348, PHY-1554488, 1R01HD086888-01)
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01mh107235-03, 5r01ns099348-04, DP5OD021352, BCS-1631550, PHY-1554488, CNS-1626008, W911NF-10-2-0022, 5r01dc009209-15, 5r01hd086888-04, W911NF-14-1-0679, BCS-1441502)
  • Office of Naval Research (BCS-1441502, BCS-1631550, PHY-1554488, R01-MH107235, W911NF-10-2-0022, W911NF-14-1-0679, R01-MH107703, R01MH109520, CAREER PHY-1554488, R21-M MH-106799, 1R01HD086888-01, 1R01NS099348, CNS-1626008, 2-R01-DC-009209-11)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01-MH-107235, R01MH107703, R21MH106799, R01MH109520)
  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (R01-DC009209)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ((R01 NS099348)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01 HD086888)
  • Army Research Office (1R01HD086888-01, R01-MH-107235, PHY-1554488, 1R01NS099348, R01-MH-109520, W911NF-14–1-0679, BCS-1441502, R01-MH107703, W911NF-14-1, R01-DC-009209-11, W911NF-10-2-0022, R21-M MH-106799, BCS-1631550, W911NF, CNS-1626008, 2-R01-DC-009209-11)
  • Army Research Laboratory (W911-NF-10-2-0022, R01-MH107235, 1R01NS099348, W911NF-14-1-0679, R01MH109520, 1R01HD086888-01, PHY-1554488, W911NF, 2-R01-DC-009209-11, R01-MH107703, BCS-1441502, W911NF-10, R21-M MH-106799, CNS-1626008, BCS-1631550)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
cognitive flexibility, white matter networks, graph signal processing, structure-function relationship, BOLD signal, perceptual switching, multimodal neuroimaging, brain dynamics

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