Fig. 3: Synergy-dominated organization of the maturing brain associates with better neurodevelopment.
From: Emergence of a synergistic scaffold in the brains of human infants
A Correlation of the global O-information in the newborn brain and cognitive performance at 18 months of age. The upper panel shows the original values, whereas the lower one presents values after regressing age at EEG. B Both properties of the optimal sub-system: minimum O-information (upper row) and optimal sub-system size (lower row) correlate with future cognitive development. Colors of the dots cross-link two properties (minimum O-information to optimal system size and vice versa). Overall, larger synergistic structures with higher level of synergy (more negative values of O-information minima) together were associated with better outcomes across all frequency bands. All EEG measures were taken from recordings near term age (38–42 weeks). The correlation analyses were done using Spearman test, and significance estimates are corrected post hoc for multiple comparisons.
