Brain’s networks and their functional significance in cognition

Dragomir, A and Omurtag, A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3773-8506, 2021. Brain’s networks and their functional significance in cognition. In: Thakor, NV, ed., Handbook of Neuroengineering. Springer Singapore. ISBN 9789811528484

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Abstract

Understanding the brain’s cognitive function depends on the knowledge of how neural units interconnect both locally, within distinct brain regions, and at the large scale of the whole brain. Balance between localized processing and global integration provides support for the complex processing patterns, underlying high-order cognitive function, while at the same time ensuring flexibility, robustness, and functional diversification in the brain. In this context, the network paradigm enables a theoretical framework for investigating interactions between brain regions as well as the use of powerful computational tools for interpreting the complex topology of functional networks. In this chapter we review current state of the art in studying brain functional networks and summarize methodological advances used to quantify the networks characteristics. We also overview the main neuroimaging techniques, whose data give rise to network interpretations. Further, we discuss the current knowledge on core large-scale networks involved in cognitive function and dysfunction. Overall, this chapter promotes a systematic exploration of how cognition emerges as a network phenomenon.

Item Type:	Chapter in book
Creators:	Dragomir, A. and Omurtag, A.
Publisher:	Springer Singapore
Date:	2021
ISBN:	9789811528484
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1007/978-981-15-2848-4_76-2 DOI 1781028 Other
Divisions:	Schools > School of Science and Technology
Record created by:	Jeremy Silvester
Date Added:	28 Feb 2025 10:54
Last Modified:	28 Feb 2025 10:54
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/53149

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