Journal
NEUROIMAGE
Volume 235, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118027
Keywords
Brain dynamics; Brain function; Flexible regions; Hubs; Probabilistic view; Neural flexibility
Funding
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2017YFC1310400]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31600869, 81527901]
- Wellcome Trust [102037]
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [NS/A000026/1, EP/N031962/1]
- Medical Research Council [MR/T004347/1]
- Guangci Professorship Program of Ruijin Hospital
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This article discusses a multifaceted definition of neural flexibility, including broad cognitive engagement, distributed connectivity, and adaptive connectome dynamics. By reviewing advances in computational approaches and suggesting a set of metrics to help assign flexibility ratings to each region, it presents an emergent probabilistic view in the unified framework of intrinsic and task-driven states.
Flexibility is a hallmark of human intelligence. Emerging studies have proposed several flexibility measurements at the level of individual regions, to produce a brain map of neural flexibility. However, flexibility is usually inferred from separate components of brain activity (i.e., intrinsic/task-evoked), and different definitions are used. Moreover, recent studies have argued that neural processing may be more than a task-driven and intrinsic dichotomy. Therefore, the understanding to neural flexibility is still incomplete. To address this issue, we propose a multifaceted definition of neural flexibility according to three key features: broad cognitive engagement, distributed connectivity, and adaptive connectome dynamics. For these three features, we first review the advances in computational approaches, their functional relevance, and their potential pitfalls. We then suggest a set of metrics that can help us assign a flexibility rating to each region. Subsequently, we present an emergent probabilistic view for further understanding the functional operation of individual regions in the unified framework of intrinsic and task-driven states. Finally, we highlight several areas related to the multifaceted definition of neural flexibility for future research. This review not only strengthens our understanding of flexible human brain, but also suggests that the measure of neural flexibility could bridge the gap between understanding intrinsic and task-driven brain function dynamics.
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