The Hidden Community Architecture of Human Brain Networks

Overview

Journal Sci Rep

Specialty Science

Date 2022 Mar 4

PMID 35241755

Authors

Byeongwook Lee

Uiryong Kang

Hongjun Chang

Kwang-Hyun Cho

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Abstract

The organizational principles of the community architecture of human brain networks are still mostly unknown. Here, we found that brain networks have a moderate degree of community segregation but are specifically organized to achieve high community overlap while maintaining their segregated community structures. These properties are distinct from other real-world complex networks. Additionally, we found that human subjects with a higher degree of community overlap in their brain networks show greater dynamic reconfiguration and cognitive flexibility.

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