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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Network Science
  • Computational Neuroscience

Background:

  • Graph theory is increasingly used in system-level neuroscience.
  • Brain anatomy and dynamics can be represented as complex networks.
  • It remains unclear if the brain genuinely operates as a network.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define and analyze the concept of

Main Methods:

  • Defining "networkness" and its implications.
  • Examining how brain anatomy and dynamics can be modeled as networks.
  • Analyzing the influence of network properties on brain dynamics.

Main Results:

  • Network properties may influence brain dynamics and function.
  • Identifying aspects and scales of brain activity that genuinely behave as a network.
  • Distinguishing genuine network principles from descriptive anatomy.

Conclusions:

  • Network structure is crucial for understanding brain dynamics.
  • Network properties are key to explaining brain function.
  • Further research is needed to establish network principles as genuine organizational aspects of brain activity.