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Dynamic BOLD functional connectivity in humans and its electrophysiological correlates

Overview of attention for article published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, January 2012
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Title
Dynamic BOLD functional connectivity in humans and its electrophysiological correlates
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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, January 2012
DOI 10.3389/fnhum.2012.00339
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Enzo Tagliazucchi, Frederic von Wegner, Astrid Morzelewski, Verena Brodbeck, Helmut Laufs

Abstract

Neural oscillations subserve many human perceptual and cognitive operations. Accordingly, brain functional connectivity is not static in time, but fluctuates dynamically following the synchronization and desynchronization of neural populations. This dynamic functional connectivity has recently been demonstrated in spontaneous fluctuations of the Blood Oxygen Level-Dependent (BOLD) signal, measured with functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI). We analyzed temporal fluctuations in BOLD connectivity and their electrophysiological correlates, by means of long (≈50 min) joint electroencephalographic (EEG) and fMRI recordings obtained from two populations: 15 awake subjects and 13 subjects undergoing vigilance transitions. We identified positive and negative correlations between EEG spectral power (extracted from electrodes covering different scalp regions) and fMRI BOLD connectivity in a network of 90 cortical and subcortical regions (with millimeter spatial resolution). In particular, increased alpha (8-12 Hz) and beta (15-30 Hz) power were related to decreased functional connectivity, whereas gamma (30-60 Hz) power correlated positively with BOLD connectivity between specific brain regions. These patterns were altered for subjects undergoing vigilance changes, with slower oscillations being correlated with functional connectivity increases. Dynamic BOLD functional connectivity was reflected in the fluctuations of graph theoretical indices of network structure, with changes in frontal and central alpha power correlating with average path length. Our results strongly suggest that fluctuations of BOLD functional connectivity have a neurophysiological origin. Positive correlations with gamma can be interpreted as facilitating increased BOLD connectivity needed to integrate brain regions for cognitive performance. Negative correlations with alpha suggest a temporary functional weakening of local and long-range connectivity, associated with an idling state.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 7 2%
Germany 4 <1%
Canada 3 <1%
Netherlands 2 <1%
France 2 <1%
China 2 <1%
Spain 2 <1%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Finland 1 <1%
Other 4 <1%
Unknown 379 93%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 95 23%
Researcher 81 20%
Student > Master 65 16%
Student > Doctoral Student 21 5%
Professor > Associate Professor 20 5%
Other 68 17%
Unknown 57 14%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Neuroscience 89 22%
Psychology 69 17%
Medicine and Dentistry 44 11%
Engineering 40 10%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 34 8%
Other 46 11%
Unknown 85 21%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 19. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 December 2022.
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#53
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