Abstract #0354

Demonstration of the Central Role of the Subcortex in the Developing Brain by Identifying "hubs" in the Network Organisation of Functional Connectivity

Richard Andrew James Masterton¹, Graeme D. Jackson^1,2

¹Brain Research Institute, Florey Neuroscience Institutes, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; ²Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

We describe a new voxel-based analysis technique for characterising the network organisation of functional connectivity in the brain. Results are presented showing that subcortical structures play a more central role in children compared with adults.