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Typical and atypical development of functional human brain networks: insights from resting-state fMRI

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Uddin, Lucina Q.·2010·Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience

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Over the past several decades, structural MRI studies have provided remarkable insights into human brain development by revealing the trajectory of gray and white matter maturation from childhood to adolescence and adulthood. In parallel, functional MRI studies have demonstrated changes in brain activation patterns accompanying cognitive development. Despite these advances, studying the maturation of functional brain networks underlying brain development continues to present unique scientific and methodological challenges. Resting-state fMRI (rsfMRI) has emerged as a novel method for investigating the development of large-scale functional brain networks in infants and young children. We review existing rsfMRI developmental studies and discuss how this method has begun to make significant contributions to our understanding of maturing brain organization. In particular, rsfMRI has been used to complement studies in other modalities investigating the emergence of functional segregation and integration across short and long-range connections spanning the entire brain. We show that rsfMRI studies help to clarify and reveal important principles of functional brain development, including a shift from diffuse to focal activation patterns, and simultaneous pruning of local connectivity and strengthening of long-range connectivity with age. The insights gained from these studies also shed light on potentially disrupted functional networks underlying atypical cognitive development associated with neurodevelopmental disorders. We conclude by identifying critical gaps in the current literature, discussing methodological issues, and suggesting avenues for future research.

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  • Functional networks correspond to structural connections seen with diffusion tensor imaging, and resting-state and structural connectivity estimates resemble each other in development and disorders, though they are not fully redundant.

    “These functional networks map on to the structural connections between regions illuminated by techniques such as diffusion tensor imaging [77] and there are similarities between resting-state and structural estimates of regional connectivity across development [78] and disorders [79], although the two methodologies are not completely redundant [80,81].”
  • Resting-state functional brain networks, especially those supporting executive function, develop rapidly during typical adolescence.

    “Resting-state functional brain networks, especially those that subserve executive function, are rapidly developing during typical adolescence (21–23)”
  • Since development is characterized by an overall increase in long-range functional connections, these studies suggest dysmaturation as a core feature of ASD pathophysiology.

    “Since development is characterized by an overall increase in long-range functional connections (3-5;25), these studies suggest dysmaturation as a core feature of ASD pathophysiology.”
  • This resembles TDC functional architecture rather than that of TA, suggesting developmental immaturity in ASD.

    “This resembles TDC functional architecture rather than that of TA (3;5;25), suggesting developmental immaturity in ASD.”

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Authors
Uddin, L. Q.
Affiliations
Stanford Medicine (US)
Corresponding author
Uddin, Lucina Q.
Venue
Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
Published
2010
Volume
4
Pages
21-21
ISSN
1662-5137 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2031594486
Cited by
343
References
92
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FWCI
14.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation (0449927, HD059205)
  • National Institutes of Health (NS058899)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (K01MH092288)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R21NS058899)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD057610, R01HD047520, R01HD059205)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
Keywords
functional brain networks, brain development, resting-state fMRI, long-range connectivity, neurodevelopmental disorders, infants and young children, developmental trajectories

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