Typical brain networks consist of many peripheral regions and a few highly central ones, ie,
hubs, playing key functional roles in cerebral inter-regional interactions. Studies have shown …

Analyses of spontaneous hemodynamic fluctuations observed on functional magnetic resonance
imaging (fMRI) have revealed the existence of temporal correlations in signal changes …

Resting state functional connectivity, which is defined as temporal correlation of spontaneous
activity between diverse brain regions, has been reported to form resting state networks (…

This paper presents Integrated Information Theory (IIT) 4.0. IIT aims to account for the
properties of experience in physical (operational) terms. It identifies the essential properties of …

The “non-specific” ventromedial thalamic nucleus (VM) has long been considered a candidate
for mediating cortical arousal due to its diffuse, superficial projections, but direct evidence …

A meaningful set of stimuli, such as a sequence of frames from a movie, triggers a set of different
experiences. By contrast, a meaningless set of stimuli, such as a sequence of ‘TV noise’ …

Quantifying brain state transition cost is a fundamental problem in systems neuroscience.
Previous studies utilized network control theory to measure the cost by considering a neural …

In popular media, there is often a connection drawn between the advent of awareness in
artificial agents and those same agents simultaneously achieving human or superhuman level …

We often engage in two concurrent but unrelated activities, such as driving on a quiet road
while listening to the radio. When we do so, does our brain split into functionally distinct …

The brain is a system that performs numerous functions by controlling its states. Quantifying
the cost of this control is essential as it reveals how the brain can be controlled based on the …