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Marie-Constance Corsi @mconstancecorsi.bsky.social · Aug 27

📢 Preprint alert! 🧠💡

Neuronal avalanches as a predictive biomarker for guiding tailored BCI training programs

🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

A great work led by Camilla Mannino w/ @pierpasorre.bsky.social & @neurodynamicslab.bsky.social! @nerv-lab.bsky.social @institutducerveau.bsky.social 🧵

Neuronal avalanches as a predictive biomarker for guiding tailored BCI training programs

Motor imagery-based Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) restore control in persons with motor impairments, but up to 30% of users struggle—a phenomenon known as “BCI inefficiency”. This study tackles a k...

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Fabrizio, de Vico Fallani @fdevicofallani.bsky.social · Jun 20

#graphtheory We demonstrate that for geometric random graphs the edge-crossing scales with the square of the number of connections (Supplementary Text 4).

Fabrizio, de Vico Fallani @fdevicofallani.bsky.social · Jun 20

#computationalgeometry We establish analytical relations between the number of connections in a spatial network and their total length (Supplementary Text 1).

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Fabrizio, de Vico Fallani @fdevicofallani.bsky.social · Jun 20

#neuroscience Reflecting biological resource constraints, we show that progressive-cost models more accurately capture the key properties of brain networks (Fig 5).

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Fabrizio, de Vico Fallani @fdevicofallani.bsky.social · Jun 20

#networkscience We introduce a model based on the concept of progressive cost, where adding a new link becomes increasingly expensive as the network becomes denser (Fig 4).

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Fabrizio, de Vico Fallani @fdevicofallani.bsky.social · Jun 20

So many broad insights and implications on :

#dataviz We provide an unbiased criterion to filter complex networks that is compliant with common human perception (Fig 1-3)

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Fabrizio, de Vico Fallani @fdevicofallani.bsky.social · Jun 20

Left or right - which one is more connected?

Most say left, but here’s the twist: both have the same number of connections!

Why does one looks more connected? It’s all about #spatiality – how links occupy space.

Dive into our latest @pnasnexus.org t.ly/JzRsc

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Fabrizio, de Vico Fallani @fdevicofallani.bsky.social · Jun 9

A needed review on the topic!
May I suggest that the first work using functional brain connectivity for person identification is 2014 and not 2015.
I m sure expliciting this would make such a great service to the community.

Daniele Marinazzo @danielemarinazzo.bsky.social · Jun 9

Connectome brain fingerprinting: terminology, measures, and target properties

arxiv.org/abs/2506.05769

Distinguishing one person from another (what biometricians call recognition) is extremely relevant for different aspects of life. Traditional biometric modalities (fingerprint, face, iris, voice) rely on unique, stable features that reliably differentiate individuals. Recently, the term fingerprinting has gained popularity in neuroscience, with a growing number of studies adopting the term to describe various brain based metrics derived from different techniques. However, we think there is a mismatch between its widely accepted meaning in the biometric community and some brain based metrics. Many of these measures do not satisfy the strict definition of a biometric fingerprint that is, a stable trait that uniquely identifies an individual. In this study we discuss some issues that may generate confusion in this context and suggest how to treat the question in the future. In particular, we review how fingerprint is currently used in the neuroscience literature, highlight mismatches with the biometric community definition, and offer clear guidelines for distinguishing genuine biometric fingerprints from exploratory similarity metrics. By clarifying terminology and criteria, we aim to align practices and facilitate communication across fields.

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Fabrizio, de Vico Fallani @fdevicofallani.bsky.social · Jun 1

@nerv-lab.bsky.social warming up @netsciconf.bsky.social #netsci2025 #maastricht

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Fabrizio, de Vico Fallani @fdevicofallani.bsky.social · May 12

Great news! The prestigious international @bcisociety.bsky.social #BCI award goes to @mconstancecorsi.bsky.social at @nerv-lab.bsky.social 👇👇👇#congrats

Marie-Constance Corsi @mconstancecorsi.bsky.social · May 12

Honored to have been awarded the BCI Society Early Career Award 2025! 🧠✨

Huge thanks to the @bcisociety.bsky.social, and to all the brilliant people at @nerv-lab.bsky.social , @institutducerveau.bsky.social & Inria as well as mentors and peers in the broader BCI and neuroscience fields! 🙌

BCI Society @bcisociety.bsky.social · May 6

Congratulations to Marie-Constance Corsi recipient of this year’s Early Career Award! Dr. Corsi’s innovative work in the #BCI field is already making a big impact.

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Fabrizio, de Vico Fallani @fdevicofallani.bsky.social · Apr 12

Villa Celimontana hosts one of the finest historical gardens in Rome. A new sector will now open to the public in May 2025! Here is a preview of the splendid restoration by Massimo de Vico Fallani #culturalheritage

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Fabrizio, de Vico Fallani @fdevicofallani.bsky.social · Apr 4

Amazing feeling when testing our nonvinvasive brain-computer interface prototype!
The opening of my hand is driven by the detection in real-time of my brain network changes!
Stay tuned for upcoming applications in stroke neurorehabilitation!
Kudos to @nerv-lab.bsky.social

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Fabrizio, de Vico Fallani @fdevicofallani.bsky.social · Apr 4

Nice interview of #PhD @LonghenaAlice in the @physicsmagazine.bsky.social - diving into how Alzheimer's disease reshapes the geometry of brain networks #hyperbolicembedding
physics.aps.org/articles/v18...

A Potential Tool for Diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease

Transforming an MRI brain scan into a hyperbolic network of nodes allows researchers to detect brain connectivity disruption caused by Alzheimer’s disease.

physics.aps.org

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Fabrizio, de Vico Fallani @fdevicofallani.bsky.social · Feb 18

22 of February = New deadline for submission of your 1-page abstract to present at Network Neuroscience satellite NetSci Conference

Fabrizio, de Vico Fallani @fdevicofallani.bsky.social · Jan 28

You certainly don't wanna miss one of the pillar satellite events @netsciconf.bsky.social @netscisociety.bsky.social

Join us #network #neuroscience 2025 in Maastricht, Netherlands!

Submission deadline for contributed talks and posters coming soon.

Hurry up!

Tjeerd Boonstra @tjeerdwboonstra.bsky.social · Jan 28

Very excited that the Network Neuroscience satellite will be held in Maastricht this year on June 2nd!

Abstracts can be submitted via: networkneuroscience.github.io. Deadline February 17th.

#networkscience #neuroscience #neuroskyence

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Fabrizio, de Vico Fallani @fdevicofallani.bsky.social · Jan 31

So many theoretical and biological insights in this new piece on the network connections between the #brain and the #heart

Majestically led by @diegocandiar.bsky.social @embs.org

Diego Candia-Rivera 🏳️‍🌈 @diegocandiar.bsky.social · Jan 24

Our methodological review on Measures and Models of Brain-Heart Interactions 🧠🫀 is now available as early access in IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering @embs.org. with Luca Faes, @fdevicofallani.bsky.social and Mario Chavez @neurodynamicslab.bsky.social doi.org/10.1109/RBME...

Measures and Models of Brain-Heart Interactions

Exploring brain-heart interactions within various paradigms, including affective computing, human-computer interfaces, and sensorimotor evaluation, has demonstrated enormous potential in biomarker dev...

doi.org

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Fabrizio, de Vico Fallani @fdevicofallani.bsky.social · Jan 28

You certainly don't wanna miss one of the pillar satellite events @netsciconf.bsky.social @netscisociety.bsky.social

Join us #network #neuroscience 2025 in Maastricht, Netherlands!

Submission deadline for contributed talks and posters coming soon.

Hurry up!

Tjeerd Boonstra @tjeerdwboonstra.bsky.social · Jan 28

Very excited that the Network Neuroscience satellite will be held in Maastricht this year on June 2nd!

Abstracts can be submitted via: networkneuroscience.github.io. Deadline February 17th.

#networkscience #neuroscience #neuroskyence

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Tjeerd Boonstra @tjeerdwboonstra.bsky.social · Jan 28

Very excited that the Network Neuroscience satellite will be held in Maastricht this year on June 2nd!

Abstracts can be submitted via: networkneuroscience.github.io. Deadline February 17th.

#networkscience #neuroscience #neuroskyence

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Diego Candia-Rivera 🏳️‍🌈 @diegocandiar.bsky.social · Jan 24

Our methodological review on Measures and Models of Brain-Heart Interactions 🧠🫀 is now available as early access in IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering @embs.org. with Luca Faes, @fdevicofallani.bsky.social and Mario Chavez @neurodynamicslab.bsky.social doi.org/10.1109/RBME...

Measures and Models of Brain-Heart Interactions

Exploring brain-heart interactions within various paradigms, including affective computing, human-computer interfaces, and sensorimotor evaluation, has demonstrated enormous potential in biomarker dev...

doi.org

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Diego Candia-Rivera 🏳️‍🌈 @diegocandiar.bsky.social · Jan 15

We have a new paper in @commsbio.bsky.social, with @fdevicofallani.bsky.social, @rebeccaboehme.bsky.social, @paulasalamone.bsky.social We show that cardiac rhythmicity patterns covary with the formation of brain networks allowing self-other touch distinction 🫳 🫀 🧠 doi.org/10.1038/s420...

Linking heartbeats with the cortical network dynamics involved in self-social touch distinction - Communications Biology

The study found that social touch boosts covarying patterns of the heart’s parasympathetic activity and the connection between the brain’s frontoparietal regions, showing how attached are the brain an...

doi.org

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New papers in Network Science @networkspapers.bsky.social · Jan 10

PLOS Comput. Biol.: Low-dimensional controllability of brain networks
https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012691

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CLaE @claeneuro.bsky.social · Jan 11

PLOS Computational Biology

Low-dimensional controllability of brain networks

journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

Low-dimensional controllability of brain networks

Author summary Identifying control nodes in complex networks is essential for understanding and influencing biological systems. However, existing network control methods often fall short when the numb...

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Fabrizio, de Vico Fallani @fdevicofallani.bsky.social · Jan 8

Eigenvectors capture the principal structures shaping the dynamics of interconnected systems.

@plos.org computational biology we now demonstrate how they can be used to improve accuracy in network controllability bit.ly/40osgBK

Led by #PhD @MessaoudRemy

https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0x630604a5a7dd18c93f90b8f44eff8dabf31ce02f/3/

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Fabrizio, de Vico Fallani @fdevicofallani.bsky.social · Dec 13

A lab is born.
@nerv_lab team.inria.fr/nerv/ is science, but first of all, is about people.
A unique journey culminated in a delightful inauguration, with special guest @PaoloBartolome0 speaking about neuroscience.
#thestorybegins

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Fabrizio, de Vico Fallani @fdevicofallani.bsky.social · Dec 10

Many of you asked for a recorded version of the talk.
Here you have it with a neat transcription, too!
iu.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/t/1_zb...

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Fabrizio, de Vico Fallani @fdevicofallani.bsky.social · Dec 6

Happening today at 5pm Paris time !

Fabrizio, de Vico Fallani @fdevicofallani.bsky.social · Nov 19

Join us for a one-of-a-kind chat among network neuroscientists on topics including #multilayer #controllability and #AI
Featuring @danisbassett.bsky.social @petra_vertes @LindaDouw @misicbata

Live Dec 06, 2024 @MultilayerNets
Free registration t.ly/enXlU

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