Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience,
Год журнала:
2018,
Номер
36, С. 100607 - 100607
Опубликована: Дек. 13, 2018
Some
brain
regions
have
a
central
role
in
supporting
integrated
function,
marking
them
as
network
hubs.
Given
the
functional
importance
of
hubs,
it
is
natural
to
ask
how
they
emerge
during
development
and
consider
shape
function
maturing
brain.
Here,
we
review
evidence
examining
both
structural
connectivity
networks,
develop
over
prenatal,
neonate,
childhood,
adolescent
periods.
The
available
suggests
that
hubs
arise
prenatal
period
show
consistent
spatial
topography
through
development,
but
undergo
protracted
consolidation
extends
into
late
adolescence.
In
contrast,
networks
more
variable
topography,
being
predominantly
located
primary
cortical
areas
early
before
moving
association
by
childhood.
These
findings
suggest
while
basic
anatomical
infrastructure
may
be
established
early,
viability
integrative
capacity
these
undergoes
extensive
postnatal
maturation.
Not
all
are
with
this
view
however.
We
methodological
factors
might
drive
inconsistencies,
which
should
addressed
promote
rigorous
investigation
development.
Network Neuroscience,
Год журнала:
2019,
Номер
4(1), С. 30 - 69
Опубликована: Дек. 16, 2019
The
brain
is
a
complex,
multiscale
dynamical
system
composed
of
many
interacting
regions.
Knowledge
the
spatiotemporal
organization
these
interactions
critical
for
establishing
solid
understanding
brain's
functional
architecture
and
relationship
between
neural
dynamics
cognition
in
health
disease.
possibility
studying
through
careful
analysis
neuroimaging
data
has
catalyzed
substantial
interest
methods
that
estimate
time-resolved
fluctuations
connectivity
(often
referred
to
as
"dynamic"
or
time-varying
connectivity;
TVFC).
At
same
time,
debates
have
emerged
regarding
application
TVFC
analyses
resting
fMRI
data,
about
statistical
validity,
physiological
origins,
cognitive
behavioral
relevance
TVFC.
These
other
unresolved
issues
complicate
interpretation
findings
limit
insights
can
be
gained
from
this
promising
new
research
area.
This
article
brings
together
scientists
with
variety
perspectives
on
review
current
literature
light
issues.
We
introduce
core
concepts,
define
key
terms,
summarize
controversies
open
questions,
present
forward-looking
perspective
how
rigorously
productively
applied
investigate
wide
range
questions
systems
neuroscience.
In
the
human
brain,
spontaneous
activity
during
resting
state
consists
of
rapid
transitions
between
functional
network
states
over
time
but
underlying
mechanisms
are
not
understood.
We
use
connectome
based
computational
brain
modeling
to
reveal
fundamental
principles
how
generates
large-scale
observable
by
noninvasive
neuroimaging.
used
structural
and
neuroimaging
data
construct
whole-
models.
With
this
novel
approach,
we
that
operates
at
maximum
metastability,
i.e.
in
a
switching.
addition,
investigate
cortical
heterogeneity
across
areas.
Optimization
spectral
characteristics
each
local
region
revealed
dynamical
core
which
is
driving
rest
whole
brain.
Brain
modelling
goes
beyond
correlational
analysis
reveals
non-trivial
non-invasive
observations.
Our
findings
significantly
pertain
important
role
connectomics
understanding
function.
Reviews of Modern Physics,
Год журнала:
2018,
Номер
90(3)
Опубликована: Июль 10, 2018
A
celebrated
and
controversial
hypothesis
conjectures
that
some
biological
systems
--parts,
aspects,
or
groups
of
them--
may
extract
important
functional
benefits
from
operating
at
the
edge
instability,
halfway
between
order
disorder,
i.e.
in
vicinity
critical
point
a
phase
transition.
Criticality
has
been
argued
to
provide
with
an
optimal
balance
robustness
against
perturbations
flexibility
adapt
changing
conditions,
as
well
confer
on
them
computational
capabilities,
huge
dynamical
repertoires,
unparalleled
sensitivity
stimuli,
etc.
Criticality,
its
concomitant
scale
invariance,
can
be
conjectured
emerge
living
result
adaptive
evolutionary
processes
that,
for
reasons
fully
elucidated,
select
it
template
upon
which
higher
layers
complexity
rest.
This
is
very
suggestive
proposes
criticality
could
constitute
general
common
organizing
strategy
biology
stemming
physics
transitions.
However,
despite
thrilling
implications,
this
still
embryonic
state
well-founded
theory
and,
such,
elicited
healthy
skepticism.
From
experimental
side,
advent
high-throughput
technologies
created
new
prospects
exploration
systems,
empirical
evidence
favor
proliferated,
examples
ranging
endogenous
brain
activity
gene-expression
patterns,
flocks
birds
insect-colony
foraging,
name
but
few...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Год журнала:
2019,
Номер
116(42), С. 21219 - 21227
Опубликована: Сен. 30, 2019
The
white
matter
architecture
of
the
brain
imparts
a
distinct
signature
on
neuronal
coactivation
patterns.
Interregional
projections
promote
synchrony
among
distant
populations,
giving
rise
to
richly
patterned
functional
networks.
A
variety
statistical,
communication,
and
biophysical
models
have
been
proposed
study
relationship
between
structure
function,
but
link
is
not
yet
known.
In
present
report
we
seek
relate
structural
connection
profiles
individual
areas.
We
apply
simple
multilinear
model
that
incorporates
information
about
spatial
proximity,
routing,
diffusion
regions
predict
their
connectivity.
find
structure–function
relationships
vary
markedly
across
neocortex.
Structure
function
correspond
closely
in
unimodal,
primary
sensory,
motor
regions,
diverge
transmodal
cortex,
particularly
default
mode
salience
divergence
systematically
follows
cytoarchitectonic
hierarchies.
Altogether,
results
demonstrate
networks
do
align
uniformly
brain,
gradually
uncouple
higher-order
polysensory
World Psychiatry,
Год журнала:
2020,
Номер
19(1), С. 15 - 33
Опубликована: Янв. 10, 2020
Glutamate
and
dopamine
systems
play
distinct
roles
in
terms
of
neuronal
signalling,
yet
both
have
been
proposed
to
contribute
significantly
the
pathophysiology
schizophrenia.
In
this
paper
we
assess
research
that
has
implicated
aetiology
disorder.
We
examine
evidence
from
post‐mortem,
preclinical,
pharmacological
vivo
neuroimaging
studies.
Pharmacological
preclinical
studies
implicate
systems,
imaging
system
consistently
identified
elevated
striatal
synthesis
release
capacity
Imaging
glutamate
other
aspects
on
produced
less
consistent
findings,
potentially
due
methodological
limitations
heterogeneity
Converging
indicates
genetic
environmental
risk
factors
for
schizophrenia
underlie
disruption
glutamatergic
dopaminergic
function.
However,
while
influences
may
directly
dysfunction,
few
variants
system,
indicating
aberrant
signalling
is
likely
be
predominantly
factors.
discuss
neural
circuits
through
which
two
interact,
how
their
cause
psychotic
symptoms.
also
mechanisms
existing
treatments
operate,
recent
highlighted
opportunities
development
novel
therapies.
Finally,
consider
outstanding
questions
field,
including
what
remains
unknown
regarding
nature
function
schizophrenia,
needs
achieved
make
progress
developing
new
treatments.