Figure 6.

Multimodal integration network. An SFC analysis combining the three sensory seeds simultaneously showed the complete map of the multimodal integration network of the human brain. A presents the three- and five-step maps of the combined SFC analysis. B presents the initial (binarized average of the one-step and two-step maps), intermediate (binarized average of the three- to five-step maps), and terminal (binarized average of the six- and seven-step maps) cores. It is noteworthy that the multimodal integration network (green cortex and nodes) acts as a strong network interface between the unimodal-related systems (red cortex and nodes) and the cortical hubs core (blue cortex and nodes). The sulcal map was provided by Caret software (Van Essen and Dierker, 2007). PCS, Posterior central sulcus; SMA, supplementary motor area.