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ArticleScience advances2025

Structural and genetic determinants of zebrafish functional brain networks.

Antoine Légaré, Mado Lemieux, Vincent Boily, Sandrine Poulin, Arthur Légaré, Patrick Desrosiers, Paul De Koninck

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Article in Science advances, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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7 authors.

Antoine LégaréCentre de recherche CERVO, Québec (Québec), Canada.ORCID 0009-0009-5414-9111
Mado LemieuxCentre de recherche CERVO, Québec (Québec), Canada.ORCID 0009-0001-7581-9163
Vincent BoilyCentre de recherche CERVO, Québec (Québec), Canada.
Sandrine PoulinCentre de recherche CERVO, Québec (Québec), Canada.
Arthur LégaréCentre de recherche CERVO, Québec (Québec), Canada.
Patrick DesrosiersCentre de recherche CERVO, Québec (Québec), Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7528-697X
Paul De KoninckCentre de recherche CERVO, Québec (Québec), Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6436-1062

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Network science has revealed universal brain connectivity principles across species. However, several macroscopic network features established in human neuroimaging studies remain underexplored at cellular scales in small animal models. Here, we use whole-brain calcium imaging in larval zebrafish to investigate the structural and genetic basis of functional brain networks. Mesoscopic functional connectivity (FC) robustly captures the individuality of larvae and reflects structural connectivity (SC) derived from single-neuron reconstructions. Several connectome properties, including diffusion mechanisms and indirect pathways, predict interregional correlations. SC and FC share a hierarchical modular architecture, with structural modules shaping spontaneous and stimulus-driven activity patterns. Visual stimuli and tail monitoring reveal a functional gradient that coincides with sensorimotor functions. Last, regional expression levels of specific genes predict interregional FC. Our findings reproduce key mammalian brain network features, demonstrating larval zebrafish as a powerful model for studying large-scale network phenomena in a small and optically accessible vertebrate brain.

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BrainNerve NetZebrafishAnimalsConnectomeLarvaNeurons

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