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
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, 77.
10.1007/s00429-025-02943-3
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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 |
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| 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: | 30 May 2026 01:45 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/179097 |
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