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"Several observations on large-scale brain relationships can be best understood in network terms," Steve Petersen, Ph.D., Head, Division of Neuropsychology, Professor of Neurology and Psychology, Washington University Medical School

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Neuroscience Program
Location
Beckman Institute 1005
Date
Sep 17, 2019   4:00 pm  
Speaker
Steven Petersen, Washington University School of Medicine
Contact
Sepideh Sadaghiani
E-Mail
sepideh@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar
Neuroscience Program Seminars

People often talk about brain “networks” but it is often unclear what is meant by the term.  Network science describes principles by which large numbers of pairwise relationships between brain regions can be illuminated. Examples will be given of descriptions of collections of brain regions into subnetworks or communities, individual differences in community structure, how community structure relates to disease, and how it might be changed through experience.

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