david coynel

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Brain networks and MRI enthusiast. Division of Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Basel, Switzerland.

what an interesting paper: "Geometric constraints on human brain function" -> it is possible to reconstruct cortical activity based solely on geometric properties of the cortex! Better than with connectome data, and with a simpler model. So much to uncover.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06098-1

Geometric constraints on human brain function - Nature

Cortical and subcortical activity can be parsimoniously understood as resulting from excitations of fundamental, resonant modes of the brain’s geometry rather than from modes of complex interregional connectivity.

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I have been working on similar plots as in the Marek-Nature-2022 paper. This time with our own task-based fMRI, and corresponding behavior. Similar convergence as with resting-state: large N is needed for stability. But it seems that the effect sizes might be bigger. #neuroscience #fmri #reproducibility