Three-dimensional mean-shift edge bundling for the visualization of functional connectivity in the brain

IEEE Trans Vis Comput Graph. 2014 Mar;20(3):471-80. doi: 10.1109/tvcg.2013.114.

Abstract

Functional connectivity, a flourishing new area of research in human neuroscience, carries a substantial challenge for visualization: while the end points of connectivity are known, the precise path between them is not. Although a large body of work already exists on the visualization of anatomical connectivity, the functional counterpart lacks similar development. To optimize the clarity of whole-brain and complex connectivity patterns in three-dimensional brain space, we develop mean-shift edge bundling, which reveals the multitude of connections as derived from correlations in the brain activity of cortical regions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Brain / anatomy & histology*
  • Brain / physiology*
  • Brain Mapping / methods*
  • Computer Graphics
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging