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  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Science
  • Brain Imaging

Background:

  • Spatial working memory (SWM) is vital for higher cognitive functions.
  • Individual SWM is linked to global brain communication patterns.
  • The role of specific network hubs in SWM remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between brain network hub connectivity and individual SWM performance.
  • To identify specific brain networks associated with SWM.
  • To determine the contribution of brain hubs to SWM variability.

Main Methods:

  • Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (R-fMRI) data from 130 healthy young adults.
  • Voxel-wise whole-brain network analysis to assess nodal functional connectivity strength (FCS).
  • Correlation analysis between FCS and SWM behavioral scores.

Main Results:

  • Significant associations found between nodal FCS and SWM performance in default mode, visual, dorsal attention, and fronto-parietal networks.
  • Over 41% of SWM-related regions were identified as brain network hubs.
  • Hub FCS values explained 57% of the variance in individual SWM performance.

Conclusions:

  • Brain network hubs play a significant cognitive role in spatial working memory.
  • Intrinsic brain network architecture, particularly hub connectivity, underlies individual SWM differences.
  • Findings advance understanding of the neural basis of SWM.