We study both the emergence of small-world topology in a macaque cerebral cortical network and the limitations to maximization of small-worldness.The results show that the maximization of neural complexity leads to a ...We study both the emergence of small-world topology in a macaque cerebral cortical network and the limitations to maximization of small-worldness.The results show that the maximization of neural complexity leads to a small-world topology,but it also limits the maximization of small-worldness.It is suggested that the modular organization that corresponds to different functions may be a limitation.Additionally,the need for strong resilience against attacks may be another limitation.展开更多
基金by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 31070971 and 30970972the Social Science and Humanities Research Youth Foundation Project of the Ministry of Education of China under Grant No 10YJCXLX065an Opening Project from Hubei Human Development and Mental Health Key Laboratory of Central China Normal University under Grant No 201006.
文摘We study both the emergence of small-world topology in a macaque cerebral cortical network and the limitations to maximization of small-worldness.The results show that the maximization of neural complexity leads to a small-world topology,but it also limits the maximization of small-worldness.It is suggested that the modular organization that corresponds to different functions may be a limitation.Additionally,the need for strong resilience against attacks may be another limitation.