Dynamics of large-scale electrophysiological networks: a technical review

For several years it has been argued that neural synchronisation is crucial for cognition. The idea that synchronised temporal patterns between different neural groups carries information above and beyond the isolated activity of these groups has inspired a shift in focus in the field of functional...

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Main Authors: O'Neill, George C., Tewarie, Prejaas K., Vidaurre, Diego, Liuzzi, Lucrezia, Woolrich, Mark W., Brookes, Matthew J.
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author O'Neill, George C.
Tewarie, Prejaas K.
Vidaurre, Diego
Liuzzi, Lucrezia
Woolrich, Mark W.
Brookes, Matthew J.
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Tewarie, Prejaas K.
Vidaurre, Diego
Liuzzi, Lucrezia
Woolrich, Mark W.
Brookes, Matthew J.
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description For several years it has been argued that neural synchronisation is crucial for cognition. The idea that synchronised temporal patterns between different neural groups carries information above and beyond the isolated activity of these groups has inspired a shift in focus in the field of functional neuroimaging. Specifically, investigation into the activation elicited within certain regions by some stimulus or task has, in part, given way to analysis of patterns of co-activation or functional connectivity between distal regions. Recently, the functional connectivity community has been looking beyond the assumptions of stationarity that earlier work was based on, and has introduced methods to incorporate temporal dynamics into the analysis of connectivity. In particular, non-invasive electrophysiological data (magnetoencephalography / electroencephalography (MEG/EEG)), which provides direct measurement of whole-brain activity and rich temporal information, offers an exceptional window into such (potentially fast) brain dynamics. In this review, we discuss challenges, solutions, and a collection of analysis tools that have been developed in recent years to facilitate the investigation of dynamic functional connectivity using these imaging modalities. Further, we discuss the applications of these approaches in the study of cognition and neuropsychiatric disorders. Finally, we review some existing developments that, by using realistic computational models, pursue a deeper understanding of the underlying causes of non-stationary connectivity.
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spelling nottingham-483652020-05-04T19:10:55Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48365/ Dynamics of large-scale electrophysiological networks: a technical review O'Neill, George C. Tewarie, Prejaas K. Vidaurre, Diego Liuzzi, Lucrezia Woolrich, Mark W. Brookes, Matthew J. For several years it has been argued that neural synchronisation is crucial for cognition. The idea that synchronised temporal patterns between different neural groups carries information above and beyond the isolated activity of these groups has inspired a shift in focus in the field of functional neuroimaging. Specifically, investigation into the activation elicited within certain regions by some stimulus or task has, in part, given way to analysis of patterns of co-activation or functional connectivity between distal regions. Recently, the functional connectivity community has been looking beyond the assumptions of stationarity that earlier work was based on, and has introduced methods to incorporate temporal dynamics into the analysis of connectivity. In particular, non-invasive electrophysiological data (magnetoencephalography / electroencephalography (MEG/EEG)), which provides direct measurement of whole-brain activity and rich temporal information, offers an exceptional window into such (potentially fast) brain dynamics. In this review, we discuss challenges, solutions, and a collection of analysis tools that have been developed in recent years to facilitate the investigation of dynamic functional connectivity using these imaging modalities. Further, we discuss the applications of these approaches in the study of cognition and neuropsychiatric disorders. Finally, we review some existing developments that, by using realistic computational models, pursue a deeper understanding of the underlying causes of non-stationary connectivity. Elsevier 2017-10-04 Article PeerReviewed O'Neill, George C., Tewarie, Prejaas K., Vidaurre, Diego, Liuzzi, Lucrezia, Woolrich, Mark W. and Brookes, Matthew J. (2017) Dynamics of large-scale electrophysiological networks: a technical review. NeuroImage . ISSN 1095-9572 (In Press) Dynamic functional connectivity; Magnetoencephalography; Dynamic functional networks; Electroencephalography; MEG; EEG http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811917308169 doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.10.003 doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.10.003
spellingShingle Dynamic functional connectivity; Magnetoencephalography; Dynamic functional networks; Electroencephalography; MEG; EEG
O'Neill, George C.
Tewarie, Prejaas K.
Vidaurre, Diego
Liuzzi, Lucrezia
Woolrich, Mark W.
Brookes, Matthew J.
Dynamics of large-scale electrophysiological networks: a technical review
title Dynamics of large-scale electrophysiological networks: a technical review
title_full Dynamics of large-scale electrophysiological networks: a technical review
title_fullStr Dynamics of large-scale electrophysiological networks: a technical review
title_full_unstemmed Dynamics of large-scale electrophysiological networks: a technical review
title_short Dynamics of large-scale electrophysiological networks: a technical review
title_sort dynamics of large-scale electrophysiological networks: a technical review
topic Dynamic functional connectivity; Magnetoencephalography; Dynamic functional networks; Electroencephalography; MEG; EEG
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