NBS revealed one localized network (i.e. connected and clustered components) in the alpha-band with significantly decreased SL values in BD patients compared to controls (p = 0.012, corrected). The nodes consisted of F4, FC3, FC4, Cz, and Cpz, where the inter-hemispheric differences were found in FC3–FC4 and FC3–F4 connections, and the intra-hemispheric differences in Cz–F4, Cz–FC4, Cpz–F4, and Cpz–FC4, respectively (Fig. 4).