Geometric renormalization unravels self-similarity of the multiscale human connectome.

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serval:BIB_C1D962932721
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
Geometric renormalization unravels self-similarity of the multiscale human connectome.
Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Author(s)
Zheng M., Allard A., Hagmann P., Alemán-Gómez Y., Serrano M.Á.
ISSN
1091-6490 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0027-8424
Publication state
Published
Issued date
18/08/2020
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
117
Number
33
Pages
20244-20253
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Structural connectivity in the brain is typically studied by reducing its observation to a single spatial resolution. However, the brain possesses a rich architecture organized over multiple scales linked to one another. We explored the multiscale organization of human connectomes using datasets of healthy subjects reconstructed at five different resolutions. We found that the structure of the human brain remains self-similar when the resolution of observation is progressively decreased by hierarchical coarse-graining of the anatomical regions. Strikingly, a geometric network model, where distances are not Euclidean, predicts the multiscale properties of connectomes, including self-similarity. The model relies on the application of a geometric renormalization protocol which decreases the resolution by coarse-graining and averaging over short similarity distances. Our results suggest that simple organizing principles underlie the multiscale architecture of human structural brain networks, where the same connectivity law dictates short- and long-range connections between different brain regions over many resolutions. The implications are varied and can be substantial for fundamental debates, such as whether the brain is working near a critical point, as well as for applications including advanced tools to simplify the digital reconstruction and simulation of the brain.
Keywords
Brain/physiology, Connectome, Humans, Models, Neurological, Models, Statistical, Nerve Net, Neural Pathways, human brain, multiscale structure, network geometry, neuroscience, renormalization
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Web of science
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