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  • Systems Neuroscience
  • Computational Neuroscience

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  • Standard neuroimaging techniques offer non-invasive insights into human brain anatomy and physiology.
  • Observed brain activity in functional imaging represents dynamics, from which genuine function must be extracted.
  • Differentiating dynamics from function is critical for interpreting neuroimaging data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define functional brain activity from a system-level brain imaging perspective.
  • To illustrate how the structure of functional representations bounds the extraction of genuine brain activity.
  • To propose a framework for quantifying functional distinguishability and distance.

Main Methods:

  • Reviewing how the properties of the representational space influence observed imaging data.
  • Defining functional distinguishability and distance based on induced relations on data.
  • Introducing the concept of 'accessibility' for functional distances.

Main Results:

  • The structure of functional representations inherently limits the extraction of genuine brain activity.
  • Properties of the representational space enable quantification of functional distinguishability and distance.
  • Accessibility, defined by neurophysiological dynamics, is proposed as essential for genuine functional distances.

Conclusions:

  • The interpretation of neuroimaging data is significantly influenced by the structure of functional representations.
  • Understanding the relationship between dynamics and function is crucial for accurate system-level brain analysis.
  • Future research should consider accessibility in defining functional distances for improved interpretation of brain activity.