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SUMMARY:Beyond Networks: Functional Connectivity as Eigenmode Resonance - 
 Dr Joana Cabral\, Institute for Systems and Robotics (ISR-Lisboa)\, Instit
 uto Superior Técnico\, University of Lisbon\, Portugal
DTSTART:20260319T150000Z
DTEND:20260319T160000Z
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CONTACT:Petra Vertes
DESCRIPTION:The brain's functional connectivity is typically interpreted t
 hrough the lens of networks — hubs\, modules\, and graph-theoretic metri
 cs. But what if these patterns are better understood as the resonant modes
  of a physical system? In this talk\, I will present a wave mechanics fram
 ework in which large-scale brain dynamics emerge from the interference of 
 standing waves shaped by the brain's structural geometry. Drawing on whole
 -brain modelling\, the LEiDA methodology\, and empirical neuroimaging data
 \, I will show how eigenmode decomposition captures the spatiotemporal org
 anisation of functional connectivity in a way that challenges purely netwo
 rk-based interpretations. I will discuss implications for understanding br
 ain states\, consciousness\, and the effects of pharmacological and acoust
 ic perturbations — and what this shift in perspective opens up for the f
 ield.\n\nRegister here: https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/BHXZMhI
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LOCATION:Online
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