The role of frequencies in neural signalling

    PD Dr. rer.nat. Susanne Neufang

    Institute for Biomedical Informatics- University Hospital Cologne

     

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    Susanne Neufang

    In neural networks, the interaction between network regions was described in terms of network connectivity. Connectivity measures included the correlation between signals, i.e., if one region began signal transmission and a second region did the same, these two regions were considered connected and working together. Regions could also be negatively correlated, meaning that one region increases its signalling while a second decreases, or that there is a temporal delay between changes. Dynamic functional connectivity addresses frequency specific interactions between network regions. For example, if two region simultaneously switch their signalling from low frequencies, associated with resting-state of the brain to higher frequencies, related to cognitive processing, these two regions are supposed to collaborate in a cognitive task. This talk will introduce the concept of frequency-specific dynamic functional connectivity at the example of normal and pathological attention processing.