Negative Correlation Between Functional Connectivity and Small-Worldness in the Alpha Frequency Band of a Healthy Brain.
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SUBMITTER: Paeske L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7437013 | biostudies-literature | 2020
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Negative Correlation Between Functional Connectivity and Small-Worldness in the Alpha Frequency Band of a Healthy Brain.
Päeske Laura L Hinrikus Hiie H Lass Jaanus J Raik Jaan J Bachmann Maie M
Frontiers in physiology 20200812
The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship between resting state electroencephalographic (EEG) alpha functional connectivity (FC) and small-world organization. For that purpose, Pearson correlation was calculated between FC and small-worldness (SW). Three undirected FC measures were used: magnitude-squared coherence (MSC), imaginary part of coherency (ICOH), and synchronization likelihood (SL). As a result, statistically significant negative correlation occurred between FC and SW for a ...[more]
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