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Structural connector hub properties of the thalamus in large-scale brain networks: white matter structure as an anatomical basis
Connector hubs are critical to maintain the modular architecture of large-scale brain networks. This study aimed to explore the structural connector hub properties of the thalamus via the white matter pathways as an anatomical substrate. First, whole-brain tractography was performed to examine the thalamocortical structural connectivity (SC) based on the canonical seven resting-state networks (7-RSNs). It identified multiple overlapping clusters in the thalamus, which are highly connected to the canonical 7-RSNs. Graph theoretical analysis indicated that these clusters have higher participation coefficient (PC) and within-module degree Z-score (WMD) values, suggesting nodal centrality between separate modules. Further, thalamic nuclei with structurally defined connector hub properties showed high functional connectivity (FC) with canonical RSNs in multiple task-fMRI analyses. Collectively, these findings suggest that the thalamus harbors intrinsic structural connector hub properties in large-scale networks as an anatomical basis.
期刊介绍:
NeuroImage, a Journal of Brain Function provides a vehicle for communicating important advances in acquiring, analyzing, and modelling neuroimaging data and in applying these techniques to the study of structure-function and brain-behavior relationships. Though the emphasis is on the macroscopic level of human brain organization, meso-and microscopic neuroimaging across all species will be considered if informative for understanding the aforementioned relationships.