Cited by 1,705Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesComplex Network Analysis TechniquesNeural dynamics and brain function

Dynamic reconfiguration of human brain networks during learning

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Bassett, Danielle S., Wymbs, Nicholas F., Porter, Mason A., Mucha, Peter J., Carlson, Jean M., Grafton, Scott T.·2011·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Human learning is a complex phenomenon requiring flexibility to adapt existing brain function and precision in selecting new neurophysiological activities to drive desired behavior. These two attributes—flexibility and selection—must operate over multiple temporal scales as performance of a skill changes from being slow and challenging to being fast and automatic. Such selective adaptability is naturally provided by modular structure, which plays a critical role in evolution, development, and optimal network function. Using functional connectivity measurements of brain activity acquired from initial training through mastery of a simple motor skill, we investigate the role of modularity in human learning by identifying dynamic changes of modular organization spanning multiple temporal scales. Our results indicate that flexibility, which we measure by the allegiance of nodes to modules, in one experimental session predicts the relative amount of learning in a future session. We also develop a general statistical framework for the identification of modular architectures in evolving systems, which is broadly applicable to disciplines where network adaptability is crucial to the understanding of system performance.

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Authors
Bassett, D. S., Wymbs, N. F., Porter, M. A., Mucha, P. J., Carlson, J. M., & Grafton, S. T.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Santa Barbara (US)
  • University of Oxford (GB)
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2011-04-18
Volume
108
Issue
18
Pages
7641-7646
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
OpenAlex
W2142029338
Cited by
1,705
References
109
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FWCI
32.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford) (acceptedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
  • Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (submittedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • UNC Libraries
Funders
  • National Science Foundation (0645369)
  • David and Lucile Packard Foundation (W911NF-09-D-0001)
  • James S. McDonnell Foundation (220020177)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS 44393, P01NS044393)
  • Division of Mathematical Sciences
  • Army Research Office (#W911NF-09-D-0001, W911NF)
  • Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies (W911NF‐09‐D‐0001)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Statistical and Nonlinear Physics › Complex Network Analysis Techniques
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
Keywords
brain network modularity, functional connectivity, motor skill learning, learning flexibility, dynamic network reconfiguration, time scales, evolving systems, human learning
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Physiological, Adult, Brain, Female, Humans, Learning, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Models, Neurological, Nerve Net, Neuronal Plasticity, Psychomotor Performance

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