2024
Traumatic brain injury disrupts state-dependent functional cortical connectivity in a mouse model
Bottom-Tanzer S, Corella S, Meyer J, Sommer M, Bolaños L, Murphy T, Quiñones S, Heiney S, Shtrahman M, Whalen M, Oren R, Higley M, Cardin J, Noubary F, Armbruster M, Dulla C. Traumatic brain injury disrupts state-dependent functional cortical connectivity in a mouse model. Cerebral Cortex 2024, 34: bhae038. PMID: 38365273, PMCID: PMC11486687, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhae038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsControlled cortical impactTraumatic brain injuryFunctional connectivityDisrupted functional connectivityAssociated with improved cognitionReduced theta powerBrain injuryHuman TBI patientsModel of traumatic brain injuryBehavioral state-dependent changesNetwork connectivity changesFunctional cortical connectivityBrain regionsTheta powerConnectivity changesState-dependent changesCortical impactPeriods of locomotionCortical connectivityTBI patientsRodent modelsECoG activityMotor dysfunctionCortexInjured cortex
2023
Rapid fluctuations in functional connectivity of cortical networks encode spontaneous behavior
Benisty H, Barson D, Moberly A, Lohani S, Tang L, Coifman R, Crair M, Mishne G, Cardin J, Higley M. Rapid fluctuations in functional connectivity of cortical networks encode spontaneous behavior. Nature Neuroscience 2023, 27: 148-158. PMID: 38036743, PMCID: PMC11316935, DOI: 10.1038/s41593-023-01498-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional connectivitySpontaneous behaviorCortical networksCortical network activityTime-varying functional connectivityFunctional magnetic resonanceCerebral cortexAwake miceDynamic functional connectivityAwake animalsNeighboring neuronsPatterned activityDistinct behavioral statesTwo-photon microscopyNeural activityCortical signalsBehavioral statesCortexNetwork activityCortical dynamicsMagnetic resonance