期刊
JOURNAL OF NEURAL ENGINEERING
卷 17, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/ab79f5
关键词
disorders of consciousness; electroencephalography; network switching; time scale
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [61771330]
- Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin City [19JCQNJC01200]
Objective. Recent works have shown that flexible information processing is closely related to the reconfiguration of human brain networks underlying brain functions. However, the role of network switching for consciousness is poorly explored and whether such transition can indicate the behavioral performance of patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC) remains unknown. Here, we investigate the relationship between the switching of brain networks (states) over time and the consciousness levels. Approach. By applying multilayer network methods, we calculated time-resolved functional connectivity from source-level EEG data in different frequency bands. At various time scales, we explored how the human brain changes its community structure and traverses across defined network states (integrated and segregated states) in subjects with different consciousness levels. Main results. Network switching in the human brain is decreased with increasing time scale opposite to that in random systems. Transitions of community assignment (denoted by flexibility) are negatively correlated with the consciousness levels (particularly in the alpha band) at short time scales. At long time scales, the opposite trend is found. Compared to healthy controls, patients show a new balance between dynamic segregation and integration, with decreased proportion and mean duration of segregated state (contrary to those of integrated state) at small scales. Significance. These findings may contribute to the development of EEG-based network analysis and shed new light on the pathological mechanisms of neurological disorders like DOC.
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