Diffuse neural coupling mediates complex network dynamics through the formation of quasi-critical brain states

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 6337
• Main Authors: Müller, Eli J., Munn, Brandon R., Shine, James M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 10.12.2020; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/378/116/2392; 631/378/116/2393; Anatomy; Arousal; Brain; Brain - physiology; Brain architecture; Coupling; Data processing; Dynamics; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Information processing; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Medical imaging; Models, Neurological; multidisciplinary; Nervous system; Neural networks; Neuroimaging; Neurosciences; Rest - physiology; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Signatures; Task Performance and Analysis; Thalamus; Time Factors; Uniqueness

The biological mechanisms that allow the brain to balance flexibility and integration remain poorly understood. A potential solution may lie in a unique aspect of neurobiology, which is that numerous brain systems contain diffuse synaptic connectivity. Here, we demonstrate that increasing diffuse co...