Neuron population and functional network

Neuron populations and functional networks refer to the large-scale organization of interconnected groups of neurons that work together to process information within the brain. Neuron populations encode knowledge and behavior via distributed patterns of activity and connection strengths across multiple brain regions. Functional networks describe the dynamic and stable patterns of connectivity among brain regions or neuron groups, underlying perception, cognition, memory, attention, and complex behaviors. The characterization of these networks, their modular organization, hubs, and individual variability, is a major focus of network neuroscience and connectomics, with dysfunction implicated in diverse neurological and psychiatric disorders

Other names

Neural populationFunctional brain networkNeural network (in biological context)Population coding network