Dynamic reconfiguration of functional brain networks during working memory training
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Dynamic reconfiguration of functional brain networks during working memory training. / Finc, Karolina; Bonna, Kamil; He, Xiaosong; Lydon-Staley, David M; Kühn, Simone; Duch, Włodzisław; Bassett, Danielle S.
In: NAT COMMUN, Vol. 11, No. 1, 15.05.2020, p. 2435.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Dynamic reconfiguration of functional brain networks during working memory training
AU - Finc, Karolina
AU - Bonna, Kamil
AU - He, Xiaosong
AU - Lydon-Staley, David M
AU - Kühn, Simone
AU - Duch, Włodzisław
AU - Bassett, Danielle S
PY - 2020/5/15
Y1 - 2020/5/15
N2 - The functional network of the brain continually adapts to changing environmental demands. The consequence of behavioral automation for task-related functional network architecture remains far from understood. We investigated the neural reflections of behavioral automation as participants mastered a dual n-back task. In four fMRI scans equally spanning a 6-week training period, we assessed brain network modularity, a substrate for adaptation in biological systems. We found that whole-brain modularity steadily increased during training for both conditions of the dual n-back task. In a dynamic analysis,we found that the autonomy of the default mode system and integration among task-positive systems were modulated by training. The automation of the n-back task through training resulted in non-linear changes in integration between the fronto-parietal and default mode systems, and integration with the subcortical system. Our findings suggest that the automation of a cognitively demanding task may result in more segregated network organization.
AB - The functional network of the brain continually adapts to changing environmental demands. The consequence of behavioral automation for task-related functional network architecture remains far from understood. We investigated the neural reflections of behavioral automation as participants mastered a dual n-back task. In four fMRI scans equally spanning a 6-week training period, we assessed brain network modularity, a substrate for adaptation in biological systems. We found that whole-brain modularity steadily increased during training for both conditions of the dual n-back task. In a dynamic analysis,we found that the autonomy of the default mode system and integration among task-positive systems were modulated by training. The automation of the n-back task through training resulted in non-linear changes in integration between the fronto-parietal and default mode systems, and integration with the subcortical system. Our findings suggest that the automation of a cognitively demanding task may result in more segregated network organization.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Algorithms
KW - Behavior
KW - Brain/physiology
KW - Brain Mapping
KW - Cognition
KW - Electronic Data Processing
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Learning
KW - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
KW - Male
KW - Memory, Short-Term
KW - Models, Neurological
KW - Models, Statistical
KW - Nerve Net/physiology
KW - Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
KW - Young Adult
U2 - 10.1038/s41467-020-15631-z
DO - 10.1038/s41467-020-15631-z
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 32415206
VL - 11
SP - 2435
JO - NAT COMMUN
JF - NAT COMMUN
SN - 2041-1723
IS - 1
ER -