Alexandersen Christoffer G, Douw Linda, Zimmermann Mona L M, Bick Christian, Goriely Alain
Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Department of Anatomy & Neurosciences, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Netw Neurosci. 2025 Mar 20;9(1):280-302. doi: 10.1162/netn_a_00426. eCollection 2025.
Brain tumors can induce pathological changes in neuronal dynamics that are reflected in functional connectivity measures. Here, we use a whole-brain modeling approach to investigate pathological alterations to neuronal activity in glioma patients. By fitting a Hopf whole-brain model to empirical functional connectivity, we investigate glioma-induced changes in optimal model parameters. We observe considerable differences in neuronal dynamics between glioma patients and healthy controls, both on an individual and population-based level. In particular, model parameter estimation suggests that local tumor pathology causes changes in brain dynamics by increasing the influence of interregional interactions on global neuronal activity. Our approach demonstrates that whole-brain models provide valuable insights for understanding glioma-associated alterations in functional connectivity.
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