Brain connectivity: complex, not chaotic

Borra, Elena, Jones, Derek K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4409-8049, Parent, Martin, Petit, Laurent, Rockland, Kathleen S., Rushmore, R.Jarrett and Szczupak, Diego 2025. Brain connectivity: complex, not chaotic. Brain Structure and Function 230 (5) , 77. 10.1007/s00429-025-02943-3 Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

The term "connections" is a commonly used and convenient shorthand for describing the complex organization of the brain, but it can easily lead to an overemphasis on pairwise or point-to-point, source-target network connectivity. Anatomical studies make clear that there are other important features to consider such as divergence and collateralization (axons or bundles branching to multiple targets), convergence (multiple bundles from different sources converging on the same target), and scrambled topography along a trajectory. This short "Did You Know" communication elaborates on several of these features from the anatomical perspective, while inviting continued dialogue with the tractography community in addressing the shared goals of better understanding brain organization. [Abstract copyright: © 2025. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.]

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Psychology Research Institutes & Centres > Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC)
Publisher:	Springer
ISSN:	1863-2653
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	26 June 2025
Date of Acceptance:	14 May 2025
Last Modified:	26 Jun 2025 11:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/179097

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