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Fong AHC, Yoo K, Rosenberg MD, Zhang S, Li CSR, Scheinost D, Constable RT, Chun MM. Dynamic functional connectivity during task performance and rest predicts individual differences in attention across studies. Neuroimage 2018; 188:14-25. [PMID: 30521950 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.11.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Revised: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Dynamic functional connectivity (DFC) aims to maximize resolvable information from functional brain scans by considering temporal changes in network structure. Recent work has demonstrated that static, i.e. time-invariant resting-state and task-based FC predicts individual differences in behavior, including attention. Here, we show that DFC predicts attention performance across individuals. Sliding-window FC matrices were generated from fMRI data collected during rest and attention task performance by calculating Pearson's r between every pair of nodes of a whole-brain atlas within overlapping 10-60s time segments. Next, variance in r values across windows was taken to quantify temporal variability in the strength of each connection, resulting in a DFC connectome for each individual. In a leave-one-subject-out-cross-validation approach, partial-least-square-regression (PLSR) models were then trained to predict attention task performance from DFC matrices. Predicted and observed attention scores were significantly correlated, indicating successful out-of-sample predictions across rest and task conditions. Combining DFC and static FC features numerically improves predictions over either model alone, but the improvement was not statistically significant. Moreover, dynamic and combined models generalized to two independent data sets (participants performing the Attention Network Task and the stop-signal task). Edges with significant PLSR coefficients concentrated in visual, motor, and executive-control brain networks; moreover, most of these coefficients were negative. Thus, better attention may rely on more stable, i.e. less variable, information flow between brain regions.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Yale School of Medicine, USA; Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Yale University, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, USA
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- Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Yale University, USA; Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Yale University, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Yale School of Medicine, USA; Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Yale University, USA
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Lou W, Wang D, Wong A, Chu WCW, Mok VCT, Shi L. Frequency-specific age-related decreased brain network diversity in cognitively healthy elderly: A whole-brain data-driven analysis. Hum Brain Mapp 2018; 40:340-351. [PMID: 30240493 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Age-related changes in functional brain network have been well documented. However, recent studies have suggested the nonstationary properties of the functional connectivity of the brain, and little is known about the changes of functional connectivity dynamics during aging. In this study, a two-step singular value decomposition was introduced to capture the dynamic patterns of the time-varying functional connectivity in different frequency intervals, and the whole-brain and regional brain diversity were quantified by using Shannon entropy. The relationships between age and functional connectivity dynamics were investigated in a relatively large sample cohort of cognitively healthy elderly (N = 188, ages 65-80). The results showed an age-related decreased diversity in the whole brain as well as in the right inferior frontal gyrus, right amygdala, right hippocampus, left parahippocampal, and left inferior parietal gyrus in the frequency interval of 0.06-0.12 Hz. In addition, the whole-brain diversity during resting state could also reflect the general mental flexibility. This study provided the first evidence of frequency-specific age effects on the functional connectivity dynamics in cognitively healthy elderly, and may shed new light on the dynamic functional connectivity analysis of aging and neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Wutao Lou
- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, Beihang University, Beijing, China.,School of Instrumentation Science and Opto-electronics Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China.,Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Research Center for Medical Image Computing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Chow Yuk Ho Technology Centre for Innovative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Research Center for Medical Image Computing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Chow Yuk Ho Technology Centre for Innovative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Bezmaternykh DD, Mel'nikov ME, Petrovskii ED, Kozlova LI, Stark MB, Savelov AA, Shubina OS, Natarova KA. Estimation of the Composition of the Resting State fMRI Networks in Subjects with Mild Depression and Healthy Volunteers. Bull Exp Biol Med 2018; 165:424-428. [PMID: 30123954 DOI: 10.1007/s10517-018-4185-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2017] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Depressive disorders can be associated with changes in not only interaction between neural networks, but also in their composition. Resting state fMRI scanning was performed for 4 min twice for each subject and the results of patients with mild depression (N=15) and healthy subjects (N=19) were analyzed. The fMRI signal was reduced into the independent components and the contrasts between the groups and between the first and second records were constructed for each component. During the first scanning, the auditory network of individuals with depression involved greater volume in the left insular region and lower volume in the right hemisphere. In record 2, depression patients were characterized by expansion of the executive network in the left hemisphere in the region of the middle and inferior frontal cortex. In healthy people, from record 1 to record 2, representation of the dorsal default mode network (DMN) increased in the left medial prefrontal area, the precuneus network expanded in the left hemisphere, and presentation of the ventral DMN in the right precuneus decreased. In the depression group, the auditory network lost some part of the left temporo-insular cortex; the sensorimotor network expanded in the left hemisphere to the cerebellum or to the central parietal region depending on the evaluation method, and the visuospatial network included or excluded a cluster in the left parietal lobe (in different points). Our findings indicate that connection of the auditory network with the left insular cortex could be a possible depression marker and also demonstrate a possibility of evaluating the composition of cerebral networks in intergroup comparisons and in dynamics without interventions.
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- D D Bezmaternykh
- Research Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk National Research State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Research Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Novosibirsk, Russia. .,Novosibirsk National Research State University, Novosibirsk, Russia.
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- International Tomography Center, Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Research Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk National Research State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Research Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk National Research State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- International Tomography Center, Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Research Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- International Institute of Psychology and Psychotherapy, Novosibirsk, Russia
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Zhang C, Baum SA, Adduru VR, Biswal BB, Michael AM. Test-retest reliability of dynamic functional connectivity in resting state fMRI. Neuroimage 2018; 183:907-918. [PMID: 30120987 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Revised: 07/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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While static functional connectivity (sFC) of resting state fMRI (rfMRI) measures the average functional connectivity (FC) over the entire rfMRI scan, dynamic FC (dFC) captures the temporal variations of FC at shorter time windows. Although numerous studies have implemented dFC analyses, only a few studies have investigated the reliability of dFC and this limits the biological interpretation of dFC. Here, we used a large cohort (N = 820) of subjects and four rfMRI scans from the Human Connectome Project to systematically explore the relationship between sFC, dFC and their test-retest reliabilities through intra-class correlation (ICC). dFC ICC was explored through the sliding window approach with three dFC statistics (standard deviation, ALFF, and excursion). Excursion demonstrated the highest dFC ICC and the highest age prediction accuracy. dFC ICC was generally higher at window sizes less than 40 s. sFC and dFC were negatively correlated. Compared to sFC, dFC was less reliable. While sFC and sFC ICC were positively correlated, dFC and dFC ICC were negatively correlated, indicating that FC that was more dynamic was less reliable. Intra-network FCs in the frontal-parietal, default mode, sensorimotor and visual networks demonstrated high sFC and low dFC. Moreover, ICCs of both sFC and dFC in these regions were higher. The above results were consistent across two brain atlases and independent component analysis-based networks, multiple window sizes and all three dFC statistics. In summary, dFC is less reliable than sFC and additional experiments are required to better understand the neurophysiological relevance of dFC.
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- Chao Zhang
- Autism & Developmental Medicine Institute, Geisinger, Lewisburg, PA, USA; Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA; Faculty of Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Autism & Developmental Medicine Institute, Geisinger, Lewisburg, PA, USA; Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Autism & Developmental Medicine Institute, Geisinger, Lewisburg, PA, USA; Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA; Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
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Wang XH, Jiao Y, Li L. Identifying individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder based on temporal variability of dynamic functional connectivity. Sci Rep 2018; 8:11789. [PMID: 30087369 PMCID: PMC6081414 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-30308-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common disorder that emerges in school-age children. The diagnostic model based on neuroimaging features could be beneficial for ADHD in twofold: identifying individuals with ADHD and discovering the discriminative patterns for patients. The dynamic functional connectivity of ADHD remains unclear. Towards this end, 100 children with ADHD and 140 normal controls were obtained from the ADHD-200 Consortium. The raw features were derived from the temporal variability between intrinsic connectivity networks (ICNs) as well as the demographic and covariate variables. The diagnostic model was based on the support vector machines (SVMs). The performance of diagnostic model was analyzed using leave-one-out cross-validation (LOOCV) and 10-folds cross-validations (CVs). The diagnostic model based on inter-ICN variability outperformed that based on inter-ICN functional connectivity and inter-ICN phase synchrony. The LOOCV achieved total accuracy of 78.75%, the sensitivity of 76%, and the specificity of 80.71%. The 10-folds CVs achieved average prediction accuracy of 75.54% ± 1.34%, average sensitivity of 70.5% ± 2.34%, and average specificity of 77.44% ± 1.47%. In addition, the discriminative patterns for ADHD were discovered using SVMs. The discriminative patterns confirmed with previous findings. In summary, individuals with ADHD could be identified through inter-ICN variability, which could be potential biomarkers for diagnostic model of ADHD.
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- Xun-Heng Wang
- College of Life Information Science and Instrument Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Department of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- College of Life Information Science and Instrument Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
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Al Zoubi O, Ki Wong C, Kuplicki RT, Yeh HW, Mayeli A, Refai H, Paulus M, Bodurka J. Predicting Age From Brain EEG Signals-A Machine Learning Approach. Front Aging Neurosci 2018; 10:184. [PMID: 30013472 PMCID: PMC6036180 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2018.00184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective: The brain age gap estimate (BrainAGE) is the difference between the estimated age and the individual chronological age. BrainAGE was studied primarily using MRI techniques. EEG signals in combination with machine learning (ML) approaches were not commonly used for the human age prediction, and BrainAGE. We investigated whether age-related changes are affecting brain EEG signals, and whether we can predict the chronological age and obtain BrainAGE estimates using a rigorous ML framework with a novel and extensive EEG features extraction. Methods: EEG data were obtained from 468 healthy, mood/anxiety, eating and substance use disorder participants (297 females) from the Tulsa-1000, a naturalistic longitudinal study based on Research Domain Criteria framework. Five sets of preprocessed EEG features across channels and frequency bands were used with different ML methods to predict age. Using a nested-cross-validation (NCV) approach and stack-ensemble learning from EEG features, the predicted age was estimated. The important features and their spatial distributions were deduced. Results: The stack-ensemble age prediction model achieved R2 = 0.37 (0.06), Mean Absolute Error (MAE) = 6.87(0.69) and RMSE = 8.46(0.59) in years. The age and predicted age correlation was r = 0.6. The feature importance revealed that age predictors are spread out across different feature types. The NCV approach produced a reliable age estimation, with features consistent behavior across different folds. Conclusion: Our rigorous ML framework and extensive EEG signal features allow a reliable estimation of chronological age, and BrainAGE. This general framework can be extended to test EEG association with and to predict/study other physiological relevant responses.
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- Obada Al Zoubi
- Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, OK, United States
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Tulsa, OK, United States
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- Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, OK, United States
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- Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, OK, United States
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- Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, OK, United States
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Tulsa, OK, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Tulsa, OK, United States
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- Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, OK, United States
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- Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, OK, United States
- Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, United States
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Cai B, Zille P, Stephen JM, Wilson TW, Calhoun VD, Wang YP. Estimation of Dynamic Sparse Connectivity Patterns From Resting State fMRI. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MEDICAL IMAGING 2018; 37:1224-1234. [PMID: 29727285 PMCID: PMC7640371 DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2017.2786553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Functional connectivity (FC) estimated from functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) time series, especially during resting state periods, provides a powerful tool to assess human brain functional architecture in health, disease, and developmental states. Recently, the focus of connectivity analysis has shifted toward the subnetworks of the brain, which reveals co-activating patterns over time. Most prior works produced a dense set of high-dimensional vectors, which are hard to interpret. In addition, their estimations to a large extent were based on an implicit assumption of spatial and temporal stationarity throughout the fMRI scanning session. In this paper, we propose an approach called dynamic sparse connectivity patterns (dSCPs), which takes advantage of both matrix factorization and time-varying fMRI time series to improve the estimation power of FC. The feasibility of analyzing dynamic FC with our model is first validated through simulated experiments. Then, we use our framework to measure the difference between young adults and children with real fMRI data set from the Philadelphia Neurodevelopmental Cohort (PNC). The results from the PNC data set showed significant FC differences between young adults and children in four different states. For instance, young adults had reduced connectivity between the default mode network and other subnetworks, as well as hyperconnectivity within the visual system in states 1 and 3, and hypoconnectivity in state 2. Meanwhile, they exhibited temporal correlation patterns that changed over time within functional subnetworks. In addition, the dSCPs model indicated that older people tend to spend more time within a relatively connected FC pattern. Overall, the proposed method provides a valid means to assess dynamic FC, which could facilitate the study of brain networks.
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Madan CR, Kensinger EA. Predicting age from cortical structure across the lifespan. Eur J Neurosci 2018; 47:399-416. [PMID: 29359873 PMCID: PMC5835209 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.13835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Revised: 01/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Despite interindividual differences in cortical structure, cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have demonstrated a large degree of population-level consistency in age-related differences in brain morphology. This study assessed how accurately an individual's age could be predicted by estimates of cortical morphology, comparing a variety of structural measures, including thickness, gyrification and fractal dimensionality. Structural measures were calculated across up to seven different parcellation approaches, ranging from one region to 1000 regions. The age prediction framework was trained using morphological measures obtained from T1-weighted MRI volumes collected from multiple sites, yielding a training dataset of 1056 healthy adults, aged 18-97. Age predictions were calculated using a machine-learning approach that incorporated nonlinear differences over the lifespan. In two independent, held-out test samples, age predictions had a median error of 6-7 years. Age predictions were best when using a combination of cortical metrics, both thickness and fractal dimensionality. Overall, the results reveal that age-related differences in brain structure are systematic enough to enable reliable age prediction based on metrics of cortical morphology.
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- Christopher R. Madan
- School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Department of Psychology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
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Chen Y, Zhao X, Zhang X, Liu Y, Zhou P, Ni H, Ma J, Ming D. Age-related early/late variations of functional connectivity across the human lifespan. Neuroradiology 2018; 60:403-412. [PMID: 29383434 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-017-1973-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 12/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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PURPOSE Many questions remain regarding how the brain develops, matures, and ages across the lifespan. The functional connectivity networks in the resting-state brain can reflect many of the characteristic changes in the brain that are associated with increasing age. Functional connectivity has been shown to be time-dependent over the course of a lifespan and even over the course of minutes. The lifespan strategies of all cognitive networks and how dynamic functional connectivity is associated with age are unclear. METHODS In this paper, studies employing both linear and quadratic models to define new specific lifespan strategies, including early/late increase/decrease models, were conducted to explore the lifespan functional changes. A large data sample was retrieved from the publicly available data from the Nathan Kline Institute (N = 149 and ages 9-85). Both static and dynamic functional connectivity indexes were calculated including the static functional connectivity, the mean of the dynamic functional connectivity and variations in dynamic functional connectivity. RESULTS The between-network connectivity results revealed early increases in the default-mode (DF) and cingulo-opercular network (CO)-associated network connectivities and a late increase in the fronto-parietal (FP)-associated network connectivity. These results depicted various lifespan strategies for different development stages and different cognitive networks across the lifespan. Additionally, the static FC and mean dynamic FC exhibited consistent results, and their variation exhibited a constant decrease with age across the entire age range. CONCLUSION These results (FDR-corrected p value < 0.05) suggest that the early/late variations in lifespan strategies could reflect an association between varied and complex circumstances and brain development.
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- Yuanyuan Chen
- College of Microelectronics, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin International Joint Research Center for Neural Engineering, Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin International Joint Research Center for Neural Engineering, Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin International Joint Research Center for Neural Engineering, Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin International Joint Research Center for Neural Engineering, Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin International Joint Research Center for Neural Engineering, Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Center Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- College of Microelectronics, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin International Joint Research Center for Neural Engineering, Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China. .,Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
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Chiang S, Vankov ER, Yeh HJ, Guindani M, Vannucci M, Haneef Z, Stern JM. Temporal and spectral characteristics of dynamic functional connectivity between resting-state networks reveal information beyond static connectivity. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0190220. [PMID: 29320526 PMCID: PMC5761874 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Estimation of functional connectivity (FC) has become an increasingly powerful tool for investigating healthy and abnormal brain function. Static connectivity, in particular, has played a large part in guiding conclusions from the majority of resting-state functional MRI studies. However, accumulating evidence points to the presence of temporal fluctuations in FC, leading to increasing interest in estimating FC as a dynamic quantity. One central issue that has arisen in this new view of connectivity is the dramatic increase in complexity caused by dynamic functional connectivity (dFC) estimation. To computationally handle this increased complexity, a limited set of dFC properties, primarily the mean and variance, have generally been considered. Additionally, it remains unclear how to integrate the increased information from dFC into pattern recognition techniques for subject-level prediction. In this study, we propose an approach to address these two issues based on a large number of previously unexplored temporal and spectral features of dynamic functional connectivity. A Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (GARCH) model is used to estimate time-varying patterns of functional connectivity between resting-state networks. Time-frequency analysis is then performed on dFC estimates, and a large number of previously unexplored temporal and spectral features drawn from signal processing literature are extracted for dFC estimates. We apply the investigated features to two neurologic populations of interest, healthy controls and patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, and show that the proposed approach leads to substantial increases in predictive performance compared to both traditional estimates of static connectivity as well as current approaches to dFC. Variable importance is assessed and shows that there are several quantities that can be extracted from dFC signal which are more informative than the traditional mean or variance of dFC. This work illuminates many previously unexplored facets of the dynamic properties of functional connectivity between resting-state networks, and provides a platform for dynamic functional connectivity analysis that facilitates its usage as an investigative measure for healthy as well as abnormal brain function.
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- Sharon Chiang
- Department of Statistics, Rice University, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Baylor College of Medicine, School of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Statistics, Rice University, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Statistics, Uniersity of California at Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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- Department of Statistics, Rice University, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Neurology Care Line, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Zhang C, Dougherty CC, Baum SA, White T, Michael AM. Functional connectivity predicts gender: Evidence for gender differences in resting brain connectivity. Hum Brain Mapp 2018; 39:1765-1776. [PMID: 29322586 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Revised: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 12/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Prevalence of certain forms of psychopathology, such as autism and depression, differs between genders and understanding gender differences of the neurotypical brain may provide insights into risk and protective factors. In recent research, resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rfMRI) is widely used to map the inherent functional networks of the brain. Although previous studies have reported gender differences in rfMRI, the robustness of gender differences is not well characterized. In this study, we use a large data set to test whether rfMRI functional connectivity (FC) can be used to predict gender and identify FC features that are most predictive of gender. We utilized rfMRI data from 820 healthy controls from the Human Connectome Project. By applying a predefined functional template and partial least squares regression modeling, we achieved a gender prediction accuracy of 87% when multi-run rfMRI was used. Permutation tests confirmed that gender prediction was reliable ( p<.001). Effects of motion, age, handedness, blood pressure, weight, and brain volume on gender prediction are discussed. Further, we found that FC features within the default mode (DMN), fronto-parietal and sensorimotor networks contributed most to gender prediction. In the DMN, right fusiform gyrus and right ventromedial prefrontal cortex were important contributors. The above regions have been previously implicated in aspects of social functioning and this suggests potential gender differences in social cognition mediated by the DMN. Our findings demonstrate that gender can be reliably predicted using rfMRI data and highlight the importance of controlling for gender in brain imaging studies.
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- Chao Zhang
- Autism and Developmental Medicine Institute, Geisinger, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.,Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
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- Autism and Developmental Medicine Institute, Geisinger, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.,Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York.,Faculty of Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Autism and Developmental Medicine Institute, Geisinger, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.,Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
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Faghiri A, Stephen JM, Wang YP, Wilson TW, Calhoun VD. Changing brain connectivity dynamics: From early childhood to adulthood. Hum Brain Mapp 2017; 39:1108-1117. [PMID: 29205692 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2017] [Revised: 10/06/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Brain maturation through adolescence has been the topic of recent studies. Previous works have evaluated changes in morphometry and also changes in functional connectivity. However, most resting-state fMRI studies have focused on static connectivity. Here we examine the relationship between age/maturity and the dynamics of brain functional connectivity. Utilizing a resting fMRI dataset comprised 421 subjects ages 3-22 from the PING study, we first performed group ICA to extract independent components and their time courses. Next, dynamic functional network connectivity (dFNC) was calculated via a sliding window followed by clustering of connectivity patterns into 5 states. Finally, we evaluated the relationship between age and the amount of time each participant spent in each state as well as the transitions among different states. Results showed that older participants tend to spend more time in states which reflect overall stronger connectivity patterns throughout the brain. In addition, the relationship between age and state transition is symmetric. This can mean individuals change functional connectivity through time within a specific set of states. On the whole, results indicated that dynamic functional connectivity is an important factor to consider when examining brain development across childhood.
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- Ashkan Faghiri
- The Mind Research Network, 1101 Yale Blvd NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico.,Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- The Mind Research Network, 1101 Yale Blvd NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana.,Center of Genomics and Bioinformatics, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska.,Center for Magnetoencephalography, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- The Mind Research Network, 1101 Yale Blvd NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico.,Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Liu J, Liao X, Xia M, He Y. Chronnectome fingerprinting: Identifying individuals and predicting higher cognitive functions using dynamic brain connectivity patterns. Hum Brain Mapp 2017; 39:902-915. [PMID: 29143409 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Revised: 11/03/2017] [Accepted: 11/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The human brain is a large, interacting dynamic network, and its architecture of coupling among brain regions varies across time (termed the "chronnectome"). However, very little is known about whether and how the dynamic properties of the chronnectome can characterize individual uniqueness, such as identifying individuals as a "fingerprint" of the brain. Here, we employed multiband resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging data from the Human Connectome Project (N = 105) and a sliding time-window dynamic network analysis approach to systematically examine individual time-varying properties of the chronnectome. We revealed stable and remarkable individual variability in three dynamic characteristics of brain connectivity (i.e., strength, stability, and variability), which was mainly distributed in three higher order cognitive systems (i.e., default mode, dorsal attention, and fronto-parietal) and in two primary systems (i.e., visual and sensorimotor). Intriguingly, the spatial patterns of these dynamic characteristics of brain connectivity could successfully identify individuals with high accuracy and could further significantly predict individual higher cognitive performance (e.g., fluid intelligence and executive function), which was primarily contributed by the higher order cognitive systems. Together, our findings highlight that the chronnectome captures inherent functional dynamics of individual brain networks and provides implications for individualized characterization of health and disease.
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- Jin Liu
- National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.,IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.,IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.,IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.,IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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Grayson DS, Fair DA. Development of large-scale functional networks from birth to adulthood: A guide to the neuroimaging literature. Neuroimage 2017; 160:15-31. [PMID: 28161313 PMCID: PMC5538933 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.01.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 252] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2016] [Revised: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The development of human cognition results from the emergence of coordinated activity between distant brain areas. Network science, combined with non-invasive functional imaging, has generated unprecedented insights regarding the adult brain's functional organization, and promises to help elucidate the development of functional architectures supporting complex behavior. Here we review what is known about functional network development from birth until adulthood, particularly as understood through the use of resting-state functional connectivity MRI (rs-fcMRI). We attempt to synthesize rs-fcMRI findings with other functional imaging techniques, with macro-scale structural connectivity, and with knowledge regarding the development of micro-scale structure. We highlight a number of outstanding conceptual and technical barriers that need to be addressed, as well as previous developmental findings that may need to be revisited. Finally, we discuss key areas ripe for future research in order to (1) better characterize normative developmental trajectories, (2) link these trajectories to biologic mechanistic events, as well as component behaviors and (3) better understand the clinical implications and pathophysiological basis of aberrant network development.
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- David S Grayson
- The MIND Institute, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA; Center for Neuroscience, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA; Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA; Advanced Imaging Research Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
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Thompson GJ. Neural and metabolic basis of dynamic resting state fMRI. Neuroimage 2017; 180:448-462. [PMID: 28899744 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Revised: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Resting state fMRI (rsfMRI) as a technique showed much initial promise for use in psychiatric and neurological diseases where diagnosis and treatment were difficult. To realize this promise, many groups have moved towards examining "dynamic rsfMRI," which relies on the assumption that rsfMRI measurements on short time scales remain relevant to the underlying neural and metabolic activity. Many dynamic rsfMRI studies have demonstrated differences between clinical or behavioral groups beyond what static rsfMRI measured, suggesting a neurometabolic basis. Correlative studies combining dynamic rsfMRI and other physiological measurements have supported this. However, they also indicate multiple mechanisms and, if using correlation alone, it is difficult to separate cause and effect. Hypothesis-driven studies are needed, a few of which have begun to illuminate the underlying neurometabolic mechanisms that shape observed differences in dynamic rsfMRI. While the number of potential noise sources, potential actual neurometabolic sources, and methodological considerations can seem overwhelming, dynamic rsfMRI provides a rich opportunity in systems neuroscience. Even an incrementally better understanding of the neurometabolic basis of dynamic rsfMRI would expand rsfMRI's research and clinical utility, and the studies described herein take the first steps on that path forward.
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- Garth J Thompson
- iHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
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Dimitriadis SI, Salis CI. Mining Time-Resolved Functional Brain Graphs to an EEG-Based Chronnectomic Brain Aged Index (CBAI). Front Hum Neurosci 2017; 11:423. [PMID: 28936168 PMCID: PMC5594081 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The brain at rest consists of spatially and temporal distributed but functionally connected regions that called intrinsic connectivity networks (ICNs). Resting state electroencephalography (rs-EEG) is a way to characterize brain networks without confounds associated with task EEG such as task difficulty and performance. A novel framework of how to study dynamic functional connectivity under the notion of functional connectivity microstates (FCμstates) and symbolic dynamics is further discussed. Furthermore, we introduced a way to construct a single integrated dynamic functional connectivity graph (IDFCG) that preserves both the strength of the connections between every pair of sensors but also the type of dominant intrinsic coupling modes (DICM). The whole methodology is demonstrated in a significant and unexplored task for EEG which is the definition of an objective Chronnectomic Brain Aged index (CBAI) extracted from resting-state data (N = 94 subjects) with both eyes-open and eyes-closed conditions. Novel features have been defined based on symbolic dynamics and the notion of DICM and FCμstates. The transition rate of FCμstates, the symbolic dynamics based on the evolution of FCμstates (the Markovian Entropy, the complexity index), the probability distribution of DICM, the novel Flexibility Index that captures the dynamic reconfiguration of DICM per pair of EEG sensors and the relative signal power constitute a valuable pool of features that can build the proposed CBAI. Here we applied a feature selection technique and Extreme Learning Machine (ELM) classifier to discriminate young adults from middle-aged and a Support Vector Regressor to build a linear model of the actual age based on EEG-based spatio-temporal features. The most significant type of features for both prediction of age and discrimination of young vs. adults age groups was the dynamic reconfiguration of dominant coupling modes derived from a subset of EEG sensor pairs. Specifically, our results revealed a very high prediction of age for eyes-open (R2 = 0.60; y = 0.79x + 8.03) and lower for eyes-closed (R2 = 0.48; y = 0.71x + 10.91) while we succeeded to correctly classify young vs. middle-age group with 97.8% accuracy in eyes-open and 87.2% for eyes-closed. Our results were reproduced also in a second dataset for further external validation of the whole analysis. The proposed methodology proved valuable for the characterization of the intrinsic properties of dynamic functional connectivity through the age untangling developmental differences using EEG resting-state recordings.
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- Stavros I Dimitriadis
- Institute of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Cardiff University School of MedicineCardiff, United Kingdom.,Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Center (CUBRIC), School of Psychology, Cardiff UniversityCardiff, United Kingdom.,Neuroinformatics Group, Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Center (CUBRIC), School of Psychology, Cardiff UniversityCardiff, United Kingdom
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- Department of Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, University of Western MacedoniaKozani, Greece
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Shen H, Xu H, Wang L, Lei Y, Yang L, Zhang P, Qin J, Zeng L, Zhou Z, Yang Z, Hu D. Making group inferences using sparse representation of resting-state functional mRI data with application to sleep deprivation. Hum Brain Mapp 2017; 38:4671-4689. [PMID: 28627049 PMCID: PMC6867084 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Revised: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 06/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Past studies on drawing group inferences for functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data usually assume that a brain region is involved in only one functional brain network. However, recent evidence has demonstrated that some brain regions might simultaneously participate in multiple functional networks. Here, we presented a novel approach for making group inferences using sparse representation of resting-state fMRI data and its application to the identification of changes in functional networks in the brains of 37 healthy young adult participants after 36 h of sleep deprivation (SD) in contrast to the rested wakefulness (RW) stage. Our analysis based on group-level sparse representation revealed that multiple functional networks involved in memory, emotion, attention, and vigilance processing were impaired by SD. Of particular interest, the thalamus was observed to contribute to multiple functional networks in which differentiated response patterns were exhibited. These results not only further elucidate the impact of SD on brain function but also demonstrate the ability of the proposed approach to provide new insights into the functional organization of the resting-state brain by permitting spatial overlap between networks and facilitating the description of the varied relationships of the overlapping regions with other regions of the brain in the context of different functional systems. Hum Brain Mapp 38:4671-4689, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Hui Shen
- College of Mechatronics and Automation, National University of Defense Technology ChangshaHunan410073China
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- College of Mechatronics and Automation, National University of Defense Technology ChangshaHunan410073China
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- Cognitive and Mental Health Research Center, Beijing Institute of Basic Medical SciencesBeijing100850China
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- Cognitive and Mental Health Research Center, Beijing Institute of Basic Medical SciencesBeijing100850China
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- Cognitive and Mental Health Research Center, Beijing Institute of Basic Medical SciencesBeijing100850China
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- College of Mechatronics and Automation, National University of Defense Technology ChangshaHunan410073China
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- College of Mechatronics and Automation, National University of Defense Technology ChangshaHunan410073China
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- College of Mechatronics and Automation, National University of Defense Technology ChangshaHunan410073China
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- College of Mechatronics and Automation, National University of Defense Technology ChangshaHunan410073China
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- Cognitive and Mental Health Research Center, Beijing Institute of Basic Medical SciencesBeijing100850China
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- College of Mechatronics and Automation, National University of Defense Technology ChangshaHunan410073China
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Metastability in Senescence. Trends Cogn Sci 2017; 21:509-521. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2017.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2016] [Revised: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Chen Y, Wang W, Zhao X, Sha M, Liu Y, Zhang X, Ma J, Ni H, Ming D. Age-Related Decline in the Variation of Dynamic Functional Connectivity: A Resting State Analysis. Front Aging Neurosci 2017; 9:203. [PMID: 28713261 PMCID: PMC5491557 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2017.00203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Normal aging is typically characterized by abnormal resting-state functional connectivity (FC), including decreasing connectivity within networks and increasing connectivity between networks, under the assumption that the FC over the scan time was stationary. In fact, the resting-state FC has been shown in recent years to vary over time even within minutes, thus showing the great potential of intrinsic interactions and organization of the brain. In this article, we assumed that the dynamic FC consisted of an intrinsic dynamic balance in the resting brain and was altered with increasing age. Two groups of individuals (N = 36, ages 20–25 for the young group; N = 32, ages 60–85 for the senior group) were recruited from the public data of the Nathan Kline Institute. Phase randomization was first used to examine the reliability of the dynamic FC. Next, the variation in the dynamic FC and the energy ratio of the dynamic FC fluctuations within a higher frequency band were calculated and further checked for differences between groups by non-parametric permutation tests. The results robustly showed modularization of the dynamic FC variation, which declined with aging; moreover, the FC variation of the inter-network connections, which mainly consisted of the frontal-parietal network-associated and occipital-associated connections, decreased. In addition, a higher energy ratio in the higher FC fluctuation frequency band was observed in the senior group, which indicated the frequency interactions in the FC fluctuations. These results highly supported the basis of abnormality and compensation in the aging brain and might provide new insights into both aging and relevant compensatory mechanisms.
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- Yuanyuan Chen
- College of Microelectronics, Tianjin UniversityTianjin, China.,Tianjin International Joint Research Center for Neural Engineering, Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin UniversityTianjin, China
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- Tianjin International Joint Research Center for Neural Engineering, Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin UniversityTianjin, China.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin UniversityTianjin, China
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- Tianjin International Joint Research Center for Neural Engineering, Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin UniversityTianjin, China.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin UniversityTianjin, China
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- Tianjin International Joint Research Center for Neural Engineering, Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin UniversityTianjin, China.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin UniversityTianjin, China
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- Tianjin International Joint Research Center for Neural Engineering, Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin UniversityTianjin, China.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin UniversityTianjin, China
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- Tianjin International Joint Research Center for Neural Engineering, Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin UniversityTianjin, China.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin UniversityTianjin, China
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- College of Microelectronics, Tianjin UniversityTianjin, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Center HospitalTianjin, China
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- Tianjin International Joint Research Center for Neural Engineering, Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin UniversityTianjin, China.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin UniversityTianjin, China
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Schlesinger KJ, Turner BO, Lopez BA, Miller MB, Carlson JM. Age-dependent changes in task-based modular organization of the human brain. Neuroimage 2017; 146:741-762. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2016] [Revised: 08/14/2016] [Accepted: 09/01/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The contributions of resting state and task-based functional connectivity studies to our understanding of adolescent brain network maturation. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2016; 70:13-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Revised: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 07/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Davison EN, Turner BO, Schlesinger KJ, Miller MB, Grafton ST, Bassett DS, Carlson JM. Individual Differences in Dynamic Functional Brain Connectivity across the Human Lifespan. PLoS Comput Biol 2016; 12:e1005178. [PMID: 27880785 PMCID: PMC5120784 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Accepted: 10/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Individual differences in brain functional networks may be related to complex personal identifiers, including health, age, and ability. Dynamic network theory has been used to identify properties of dynamic brain function from fMRI data, but the majority of analyses and findings remain at the level of the group. Here, we apply hypergraph analysis, a method from dynamic network theory, to quantify individual differences in brain functional dynamics. Using a summary metric derived from the hypergraph formalism-hypergraph cardinality-we investigate individual variations in two separate, complementary data sets. The first data set ("multi-task") consists of 77 individuals engaging in four consecutive cognitive tasks. We observe that hypergraph cardinality exhibits variation across individuals while remaining consistent within individuals between tasks; moreover, the analysis of one of the memory tasks revealed a marginally significant correspondence between hypergraph cardinality and age. This finding motivated a similar analysis of the second data set ("age-memory"), in which 95 individuals, aged 18-75, performed a memory task with a similar structure to the multi-task memory task. With the increased age range in the age-memory data set, the correlation between hypergraph cardinality and age correspondence becomes significant. We discuss these results in the context of the well-known finding linking age with network structure, and suggest that hypergraph analysis should serve as a useful tool in furthering our understanding of the dynamic network structure of the brain.
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- Elizabeth N. Davison
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States of America
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States of America
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- Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States of America
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- Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States of America
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States of America
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Marusak HA, Calhoun VD, Brown S, Crespo LM, Sala-Hamrick K, Gotlib IH, Thomason ME. Dynamic functional connectivity of neurocognitive networks in children. Hum Brain Mapp 2016; 38:97-108. [PMID: 27534733 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
The human brain is highly dynamic, supporting a remarkable range of cognitive abilities that emerge over the course of development. While flexible and dynamic coordination between neural systems is firmly established for children, our understanding of brain functional organization in early life has been built largely on the implicit assumption that functional connectivity (FC) is static. Understanding the nature of dynamic neural interactions during development is a critical issue for cognitive neuroscience, with implications for neurodevelopmental pathologies that involve anomalies in brain connectivity. In this work, FC dynamics of neurocognitive networks in a sample of 146 youth from varied sociodemographic backgrounds were delineated. Independent component analysis, sliding time window correlation, and k-means clustering were applied to resting-state fMRI data. Results revealed six dynamic FC states that re-occur over time and that complement, but significantly extend, measures of static FC. Moreover, the occurrence and amount of time spent in specific FC states are related to the content of self-generated thought during the scan. Additionally, some connections are more variable over time than are others, including those between inferior parietal lobe and precuneus. These regions contribute to multiple networks and likely play a role in adaptive processes in childhood. Age-related increases in temporal variability of FC among neurocognitive networks were also found. Taken together, these findings lay the groundwork for understanding how variation in the developing chronnectome is related to risk for neurodevelopmental disorders. Understanding how brain systems reconfigure with development should provide insight into the ontogeny of complex, flexible cognitive processes. Hum Brain Mapp 38:97-108, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Hilary A Marusak
- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- The Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, North Mexico.,Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, North Mexico
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- School of Social Work, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland.,Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan.,Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute for Child and Family Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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Meng X, Jiang R, Lin D, Bustillo J, Jones T, Chen J, Yu Q, Du Y, Zhang Y, Jiang T, Sui J, Calhoun VD. Predicting individualized clinical measures by a generalized prediction framework and multimodal fusion of MRI data. Neuroimage 2016; 145:218-229. [PMID: 27177764 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2015] [Revised: 04/13/2016] [Accepted: 05/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Neuroimaging techniques have greatly enhanced the understanding of neurodiversity (human brain variation across individuals) in both health and disease. The ultimate goal of using brain imaging biomarkers is to perform individualized predictions. Here we proposed a generalized framework that can predict explicit values of the targeted measures by taking advantage of joint information from multiple modalities. This framework also enables whole brain voxel-wise searching by combining multivariate techniques such as ReliefF, clustering, correlation-based feature selection and multiple regression models, which is more flexible and can achieve better prediction performance than alternative atlas-based methods. For 50 healthy controls and 47 schizophrenia patients, three kinds of features derived from resting-state fMRI (fALFF), sMRI (gray matter) and DTI (fractional anisotropy) were extracted and fed into a regression model, achieving high prediction for both cognitive scores (MCCB composite r=0.7033, MCCB social cognition r=0.7084) and symptomatic scores (positive and negative syndrome scale [PANSS] positive r=0.7785, PANSS negative r=0.7804). Moreover, the brain areas likely responsible for cognitive deficits of schizophrenia, including middle temporal gyrus, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, striatum, cuneus and cerebellum, were located with different weights, as well as regions predicting PANSS symptoms, including thalamus, striatum and inferior parietal lobule, pinpointing the potential neuromarkers. Finally, compared to a single modality, multimodal combination achieves higher prediction accuracy and enables individualized prediction on multiple clinical measures. There is more work to be done, but the current results highlight the potential utility of multimodal brain imaging biomarkers to eventually inform clinical decision-making.
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- Xing Meng
- Brainnetome Center and National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Brainnetome Center and National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- The Mind Research Network and Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA
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- Dept. of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- Dept. of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- The Mind Research Network and Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA
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- The Mind Research Network and Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA
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- The Mind Research Network and Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA
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- Brainnetome Center and National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Brainnetome Center and National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Brainnetome Center and National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; The Mind Research Network and Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA; CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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- The Mind Research Network and Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA; Dept. of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA; Dept. of Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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Cao M, Huang H, Peng Y, Dong Q, He Y. Toward Developmental Connectomics of the Human Brain. Front Neuroanat 2016; 10:25. [PMID: 27064378 PMCID: PMC4814555 DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2016.00025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2015] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Imaging connectomics based on graph theory has become an effective and unique methodological framework for studying structural and functional connectivity patterns of the developing brain. Normal brain development is characterized by continuous and significant network evolution throughout infancy, childhood, and adolescence, following specific maturational patterns. Disruption of these normal changes is associated with neuropsychiatric developmental disorders, such as autism spectrum disorders or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. In this review, we focused on the recent progresses regarding typical and atypical development of human brain networks from birth to early adulthood, using a connectomic approach. Specifically, by the time of birth, structural networks already exhibit adult-like organization, with global efficient small-world and modular structures, as well as hub regions and rich-clubs acting as communication backbones. During development, the structure networks are fine-tuned, with increased global integration and robustness and decreased local segregation, as well as the strengthening of the hubs. In parallel, functional networks undergo more dramatic changes during maturation, with both increased integration and segregation during development, as brain hubs shift from primary regions to high order functioning regions, and the organization of modules transitions from a local anatomical emphasis to a more distributed architecture. These findings suggest that structural networks develop earlier than functional networks; meanwhile functional networks demonstrate more dramatic maturational changes with the evolution of structural networks serving as the anatomical backbone. In this review, we also highlighted topologically disorganized characteristics in structural and functional brain networks in several major developmental neuropsychiatric disorders (e.g., autism spectrum disorders, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and developmental dyslexia). Collectively, we showed that delineation of the brain network from a connectomics perspective offers a unique and refreshing view of both normal development and neuropsychiatric disorders.
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- Miao Cao
- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning and International Data Group/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA, USA; Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning and International Data Group/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning and International Data Group/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University Beijing, China
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