Fig. 9.

Spring load topology maps. Spring load maps depict the nodes of a network in accordance with their connection strength rather than anatomical proximity. In the preterm cerebral palsy cohort, the global network topology was clustered into four separate modules or subnetworks similar to the term controls (right/left interhemispheric and anterior/posterior medial interhemispheric). While the overall number of modules was similar between preterm and term cohort, there were alterations in the anterior aspect of bilateral intrahemispheric modules relative to clusters of frontal, temporal and subcortical (striatal) nodes with regard to the spatial distribution of the intrahemispheric modules related to the medial interhemispheric regions.