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  • Human cognition arises from neuronal interactions within brain structural architecture.
  • The interplay between functional dynamics, structural connectivity (SC), and cognition is a key research question.
  • Information processing speed (IPS) is crucial, as deficits are linked to attention disorders.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how structural connectivity constrains functional connectivity.
  • To explore the relationship between these connectivities and cognitive performance, specifically IPS.
  • To identify brain networks supporting IPS and their modulation.

Main Methods:

  • Acquired blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) data from healthy young adults.
  • Utilized activation maps from tasks involving visual, cognitive, and motor regions.
  • Employed random effects Bayesian model selection to analyze network connectivity and identify top-down influences.

Main Results:

  • Identified a functional network for IPS including frontal, parietal, and occipital regions.
  • Found that top-down connections were most probable in the network.
  • Discovered that interactions between the right cuneus and left declive correlated with individual differences in SDMT performance.

Conclusions:

  • Structural connectivity constrains functional brain networks, influencing cognitive performance.
  • Optimal IPS is associated with suppressed endogenous functional network activity, modulated by experimental conditions.
  • The brain's structural environment, characterized by diffusion properties, underlies these functional relationships.