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Brain networks connect levels of organization in the brain and link structure to function. Following some basic concepts of network theory and brain connectivity, this new area of study in neuroscience aims to reveal principles of brain architecture and how structure is essential for a proper function. In this section you will find information about this new approach and how brain networks can be affected by different neuropaediatric disorders.

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24 posts published about Brain networks

Genetic strategies to repair brain circuits with altered MECP2

October 25, 2017October 24, 2017 Luca Maggioni Brain networks, Development and differentiation

The Rett syndrome (RTT) and the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are neurodevelopmental disorders which, although presenting different symptoms and evolution, are linked by a common factor: mutations in the same gene, called MECP2. But the answers on how and why the same gene could have a key role in the development of both diseases have […]

The big challenge of the brain circuits

September 6, 2017September 1, 2017 Luca Maggioni Brain networks

One of the most complicated and fascinating challenges for the neuroscientists is how to link the architecture, the wiring and the electric messages of the neuronal circuits to our behavior and emotions. To date, the desire of understanding this correspondence is simply unrealistic: the reason lies in numbers. 302: is the number of neurons that […]

The dynamic functional connectivity of the brain and the fMRI: an overview of analytical strategies

July 6, 2017July 5, 2017 Luca Maggioni Brain networks

Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a method of functional brain imaging (i.e., the measurement of the aspect of a brain area by images) that can be used to evaluate regional interactions that occur when a subject is resting. The fMRI has highlighted the rich structure of brain activity in absence of a task or stimulus. […]

RETT SYNDROME: FROM THE PATIENT TO THE LABORATORY, A ROUND TRIP

May 24, 2017May 30, 2017 Luca Maggioni Brain networks

Updating Day in the research carried out on Rett Syndrome by the HSJD and its collaborators.

Central Serotonin Receptor 7 constitutes a potential therapeutic target for Rett Syndrome

May 10, 2017May 9, 2017 Luca Maggioni Brain networks, Neuropaediatric diseases and synapsis, Neurotransmitters

Rett syndrome is a neurodevelopment disorder affecting around 1 out of 10,000 girls, usually due to de novo mutations in the X-located gene MECP2. It is a complex disorder, both clinically and at a molecular level, and is typically characterized by a neurodevelopment regression starting at age 6 to 18 months after a normal early […]

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