Intrinsic network dynamics catalyze switching in functional connectivity states of the brain
Abstract
Dynamic functional connectivity (dFC) reflects ongoing reconfiguration of large-scale brain networks, but the temporal organization and network processes underlying spontaneous state transitions remain poorly understood. We developed functional connectivity state switching (FCSS), a phase-coherence-based framework that tracks multiscale changes in dominant whole-brain connectivity configurations. In Human Connectome Project fMRI, FCSS was strongly evoked by cognitive state and condition switches, and distinct transition dynamics differentially predicted working-memory performance. During rest, spontaneous FCSS was characterized by progressive changes in network segregation, integration, and cross-network communication as connectivity approached a switching event. Critically, event-related analysis time-locked to spontaneous FCSS revealed opposing pre-switch dynamics: salience-network contribution increased while default-mode-network contribution decreased, suggesting coordinated engagement and disengagement of these networks before switching. This reciprocal reweighting may provide a network-level mechanism for spontaneous FC reconfiguration. Together, these findings identify both global reorganization and network-specific processes underlying spontaneous and task-evoked brain-state transitions in the human brain.
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BibTeX
@misc{kang2026intrinsic,
title = {{Intrinsic network dynamics catalyze switching in functional connectivity states of the brain}},
author = {Steven S. Kang and Dae-Jin Kim},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = nov,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2611.03071},
eprint = {2611.03071},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2611.03071},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Intrinsic network dynamics catalyze switching in functional connectivity states of the brain
AU - Steven S. Kang
AU - Dae-Jin Kim
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/11/02
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2611.03071
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2611.03071
AB - Dynamic functional connectivity (dFC) reflects ongoing reconfiguration of large-scale brain networks, but the temporal organization and network processes underlying spontaneous state transitions remain poorly understood. We developed functional connectivity state switching (FCSS), a phase-coherence-based framework that tracks multiscale changes in dominant whole-brain connectivity configurations. In Human Connectome Project fMRI, FCSS was strongly evoked by cognitive state and condition switches, and distinct transition dynamics differentially predicted working-memory performance. During rest, spontaneous FCSS was characterized by progressive changes in network segregation, integration, and cross-network communication as connectivity approached a switching event. Critically, event-related analysis time-locked to spontaneous FCSS revealed opposing pre-switch dynamics: salience-network contribution increased while default-mode-network contribution decreased, suggesting coordinated engagement and disengagement of these networks before switching. This reciprocal reweighting may provide a network-level mechanism for spontaneous FC reconfiguration. Together, these findings identify both global reorganization and network-specific processes underlying spontaneous and task-evoked brain-state transitions in the human brain.
ER -