TY  - JOUR
A1  - Zemanova, Lucia
A1  - Zhou, Changsong
A1  - Kurths, Jürgen
T1  - Structural and functional clusters of complex brain networks
JF  - Physica, D, Nonlinear phenomena
N2  - Recent research using the complex network approach has revealed a rich and complicated network topology in the cortical connectivity of mammalian brains. It is of importance to understand the implications of such complex network structures in the functional organization of the brain activities. Here we study this problem from the viewpoint of dynamical complex networks. We investigate synchronization dynamics on the corticocortical network of the cat by modeling each node (cortical area) of the network with a sub-network of interacting excitable neurons. We find that the network displays clustered synchronization behavior, and the dynamical clusters coincide with the topological community structures observed in the anatomical network. Our results provide insights into the relationship between the global organization and the functional specialization of the brain cortex.
KW  - cortical network
KW  - anatomical connectivity
KW  - functional connectivity
KW  - topological community
KW  - dynamical cluster
Y1  - 2006
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physd.2006.09.008
SN  - 0167-2789
SN  - 1872-8022
VL  - 224
IS  - 1-2
SP  - 202
EP  - 212
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -