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ArticleScientific reports2021

Topological impact of negative links on the stability of resting-state brain network.

Majid Saberi, Reza Khosrowabadi, Ali Khatibi, Bratislav Misic, Gholamreza Jafari

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Majid SaberiInstitute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C., Evin Sq., Tehran, 19839-63113, Iran.
Reza KhosrowabadiInstitute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C., Evin Sq., Tehran, 19839-63113, Iran. r_khosroabadi@sbu.ac.ir.
Ali KhatibiCentre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain (CPR Spine), School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Bratislav MisicMcConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montréal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Gholamreza JafariInstitute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C., Evin Sq., Tehran, 19839-63113, Iran.
Institute for Cognitive Science Studies · IRMontreal Neurological Institute and Hospital · CAShahid Beheshti University · IRUniversity of Birmingham · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stability is a physical attribute that stands opposite the change. However, it is still unclear how the arrangement of links called topology affects network stability. In this study, we tackled this issue in the resting-state brain network using structural balance. Structural balance theory employs the quality of triadic associations between signed links to determine the network stability. In this study, we showed that negative links of the resting-state network make hubs to reduce balance-energy and push the network into a more stable state compared to null-networks with trivial topologies. In this regard, we created a global measure entitled 'tendency to make hub' to assess the hubness of the network. Besides, we revealed nodal degrees of negative links have an exponential distribution that confirms the existence of negative hubs. Our findings indicate that the arrangement of negative links plays an important role in the balance (stability) of the resting-state brain network.

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