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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Science
  • Data Analysis

Background:

  • Working memory is crucial for cognitive functions.
  • Previous studies used various methods to analyze brain activity during cognitive tasks.
  • Understanding brain signal dynamics during different tasks is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate diurnal variations in working memory using fMRI data.
  • To explore the fractal characteristics of brain signals during different cognitive tasks.
  • To differentiate cognitive states based on brain signal complexity.

Main Methods:

  • Detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA)
  • Power spectral density (PSD)
  • Eigenanalysis of detrended cross-correlations (EDCC)
  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

Main Results:

  • Fractal scaling of brain activity is regionally dependent on cognitive task engagement.
  • Significant differences in fractal scaling were observed between verbal and nonverbal memorization tasks.
  • Detrended cross-correlations revealed distinct patterns between resting state and active tasks, and between memorization and retrieval phases.
  • Fractal and spectral analyses demonstrated higher sensitivity than Pearson correlations for detecting subtle differences.

Conclusions:

  • Cognitive task engagement influences the fractal properties of blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) signals.
  • Detrended cross-correlation structures provide insights into brain network dynamics during different cognitive states.
  • The applied methods offer a sensitive approach to distinguish regionally dependent cognitive engagement.