How the statistical validation of functional connectivity patterns can prevent erroneous definition of small-world properties of a brain connectivity network

Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Toppi, J ^a,b   De Vico Fallani, F ^a,b   Vecchiato, G ^a,b   Maglione, A G ^a,b   Cincotti, F ^a,b   Mattia, D ^b   Salinari, S ^a   Babiloni, F ^a,b   Astolfi, L ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPH STRUCTURES; GRAPH THEORY; PHANTOMS;

ADJACENCY MATRICES; BRAIN CONNECTIVITY; CONNECTIVITY PATTERN; FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY PATTERNS; SPATIAL CORRELATIONS; STATISTICAL VALIDATION; TOPOGRAPHICAL PROPERTIES;

SIGNAL ANALYSIS;

POLYSTYRENE;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BRAIN CONNECTIVITY PATTERN; BRAIN FUNCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; IMAGE QUALITY; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSCIENCE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PHANTOM; SIMULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; ALGORITHM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; NERVE TRACT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PROBABILITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84866170640     PISSN: 1748670X     EISSN: 17486718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/130985     Document Type: Article

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