Multiple spatial scale mapping of time-resolved brain network reconfiguration during evoked pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

• Published in: Frontiers in neuroscience Vol. 16; p. 942136
• Main Authors: Fanton, Silvia, Altawil, Reem, Ellerbrock, Isabel, Lampa, Jon, Kosek, Eva, Fransson, Peter, Thompson, William H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 2022
• Subjects: brain networks; chronic pain; Clinical Science; Computer and Information Sciences; Data- och informationsvetenskap (Datateknik); fMRI; Klinisk vetenskap; Neuroscience; Neurosciences; Neurovetenskaper; rheumatoid arthritis; temporal network theory; time-varying functional connectivity; fMRI; chronic pain; time-varying functional connectivity; brain networks; rheumatoid arthritis; temporal network theory

Functional brain networks and the perception of pain can fluctuate over time. However, how the time-dependent reconfiguration of functional brain networks contributes to chronic pain remains largely unexplained. Here, we explored time-varying changes in brain network integration and segregation duri...