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2026
Developmental variations in recurrent spatiotemporal brain propagations from childhood to adulthood
Kyoungseob Byeon, Hyunjin Park, Shinwon Park, Jon Cluce, Kahini Mehta, Matthew Cieslak, Zaixu Cui, Seok-Jun Hong, Catie Chang, Jonathan Smallwood, Theodore D. Satterthwaite, Michael P. Milham, Ting Xu
IF 15.7
Nature Communications
The brain undergoes profound structural and functional development from childhood to adolescence. Convergent evidence suggests that neurodevelopment proceeds in a hierarchical manner, characterized by heterogeneous maturation patterns across brain regions and networks. However, the maturation of the intrinsic spatiotemporal propagations of brain activity remains largely unexplored. This study aims to bridge this gap by delineating spatiotemporal propagations from childhood to early adulthood. By leveraging a recently developed approach that captures time-lag dynamic propagations, we characterized intrinsic dynamic propagations along three axes: sensory-association (S-A), 'task-positive' to default networks (TP-D), and somatomotor-visual (SM-V) networks, which progress towards adult-like brain dynamics from childhood to early adulthood. Importantly, we demonstrated that as participants mature, there is a prolonged occurrence of the S-A and TP-D propagation states, indicating that they spend more time in these states. Conversely, the prevalence of SM-V propagation states declines during development. Notably, top-down propagations along the S-A axis exhibited an age-dependent increase in occurrence, serving as a superior predictor of cognitive scores compared to bottom-up S-A propagation. These findings were replicated across two independent cohorts (Human Connectome Project: Development and Nathan Kline Institute-Rockland Sample), emphasizing the robustness and generalizability of these findings. Our results provide new insights into the developmental progression of functional dynamics during youth and their role in supporting cognition.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-67754-w
Generalizability theory
Connectome
Cognition
Robustness (evolution)
Functional connectivity
Neuroimaging
Late childhood
Brain development
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2026
Longitudinal changes in subcortical functional connectivity during Alzheimer’s disease progression
Sunghun Kim, Sewook Oh, Hyunjin Park, Bo-yong Park
IF 7.8
The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease
Human cognition and behavior rely on the integration of large-scale neural networks that connect the cerebral cortex and subcortical structures. Emerging evidence suggests that alterations in the functional connectivity (FC) between the cortical and subcortical regions in Alzheimer's disease (AD) may influence the onset and progression of both cognitive and noncognitive symptoms at the group level. However, an individualized and longitudinal framework to capture deviations in subcortico-cortical FC from normative brain aging remains underexplored. We addressed this gap by leveraging large-scale longitudinal neuroimaging datasets and applying a normative modeling approach to characterize subcortical FC trajectories across the adult lifespan. First, we quantified individual deviations in the subcortical FC in individuals with cognitive impairment (CI) relative to a normative aging group using centile scores and tracked longitudinal changes across multiple follow-ups. We examined the relationship between changes in subcortical FC and clinical measures of cognitive function, including episodic memory, executive function, and language. Our findings revealed widespread decreases in the subcortical FC in individuals with CI, except in the limbic network, which diverged from the patterns observed in normal aging. These alterations are significantly associated with a decline in memory and executive functions. Collectively, our results may advance our understanding of AD-related connectopathy and provide a direction for profiling individualized longitudinal FC changes in individuals with CI. Furthermore, our results could inform individualized prognosis and targeted interventions.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjpad.2025.100463
Cognition
Neuroimaging
Normative
Episodic memory
Functional connectivity
Disease
Longitudinal study
Brain mapping
Functional magnetic resonance imaging