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Su J, Shen H, Peng L, Hu D. Few-Shot Domain-Adaptive Anomaly Detection for Cross-Site Brain Images. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PATTERN ANALYSIS AND MACHINE INTELLIGENCE 2024; 46:1819-1835. [PMID: 34748478 DOI: 10.1109/tpami.2021.3125686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Early screening is essential for effective intervention and treatment of individuals with mental disorders. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a noninvasive tool for depicting neural activity and has demonstrated strong potential as a technique for identifying mental disorders. Due to the difficulty in data collection and diagnosis, imaging data from patients are rare at a single site, whereas abundant healthy control data are available from public datasets. However, joint use of these data from multiple sites for classification model training is hindered by cross-domain distribution discrepancy and diverse label spaces. Herein, we propose few-shot domain-adaptive anomaly detection (FAAD) to achieve cross-site anomaly detection of brain images based on only a few labeled samples. We introduce domain adaptation to mitigate cross-domain distribution discrepancy and jointly align the general and conditional feature distributions of imaging data across multiple sites. We utilize fMRI data of healthy subjects in the Human Connectome Project (HCP) as the source domain and fMRI images from six independent sites, including patients with mental disorders and demographically matched healthy controls, as target domains. Experiments showed the superiority of the proposed method compared with binary classification, traditional anomaly detection methods, and several recognized domain adaptation methods.
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Kotlarz P, Lankinen K, Hakonen M, Turpin T, Polimeni JR, Ahveninen J. Multilayer Network Analysis across Cortical Depths in Resting-State 7T fMRI. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.12.23.573208. [PMID: 38187540 PMCID: PMC10769454 DOI: 10.1101/2023.12.23.573208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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In graph theory, "multilayer networks" represent systems involving several interconnected topological levels. A neuroscience example is the hierarchy of connections between different cortical depths or "lamina". This hierarchy is becoming non-invasively accessible in humans using ultra-high-resolution functional MRI (fMRI). Here, we applied multilayer graph theory to examine functional connectivity across different cortical depths in humans, using 7T fMRI (1-mm3 voxels; 30 participants). Blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) signals were derived from five depths between the white matter and pial surface. We then compared networks where the inter-regional connections were limited to a single cortical depth only ("layer-by-layer matrices") to those considering all possible connections between regions and cortical depths ("multilayer matrix"). We utilized global and local graph theory features that quantitatively characterize network attributes such as network composition, nodal centrality, path-based measures, and hub segregation. Detecting functional differences between cortical depths was improved using multilayer connectomics compared to the layer-by-layer versions. Superficial aspects of the cortex dominated information transfer and deeper aspects clustering. These differences were largest in frontotemporal and limbic brain regions. fMRI functional connectivity across different cortical depths may contain neurophysiologically relevant information. Multilayer connectomics could provide a methodological framework for studies on how information flows across this hierarchy.
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- Parker Kotlarz
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA
- Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA
- Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA
- Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA
- Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Luo Y, Dong D, Huang H, Zhou J, Zuo X, Hu J, He H, Jiang S, Duan M, Yao D, Luo C. Associating Multimodal Neuroimaging Abnormalities With the Transcriptome and Neurotransmitter Signatures in Schizophrenia. Schizophr Bull 2023; 49:1554-1567. [PMID: 37607339 PMCID: PMC10686354 DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbad047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS Schizophrenia is a multidimensional disease. This study proposes a new research framework that combines multimodal meta-analysis and genetic/molecular architecture to solve the consistency in neuroimaging biomarkers of schizophrenia and whether these link to molecular genetics. STUDY DESIGN We systematically searched Web of Science, PubMed, and BrainMap for the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF) or fractional ALFF, regional homogeneity, regional cerebral blood flow, and voxel-based morphometry analysis studies investigating schizophrenia. The pooled-modality, single-modality, and illness duration-dependent meta-analyses were performed using the activation likelihood estimation algorithm. Subsequently, Spearman correlation and partial least squares regression analyses were conducted to assess the relationship between identified reliable convergent patterns of multimodality and neurotransmitter/transcriptome, using prior molecular imaging and brain-wide gene expression. STUDY RESULTS In total, 203 experiments comprising 10 613 patients and 10 461 healthy controls were included. Multimodal meta-analysis showed that brain regions of significant convergence in schizophrenia were mainly distributed in the frontotemporal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, insula, thalamus, striatum, and hippocampus. Interestingly, the analyses of illness-duration subgroups identified aberrant functional and structural evolutionary patterns: Lines from the striatum to the cortical core networks to extensive cortical and subcortical regions. Subsequently, we found that these robust multimodal neuroimaging abnormalities were associated with multiple neurobiological abnormalities, such as dopaminergic, glutamatergic, serotonergic, and GABAergic systems. CONCLUSIONS This work links transcriptome/neurotransmitters with reliable structural and functional signatures of brain abnormalities underlying disease effects in schizophrenia, which provides novel insight into the understanding of schizophrenia pathophysiology and targeted treatments.
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- Yuling Luo
- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- High-Field Magnetic Resonance Brain Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Center for Information in Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality, Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China
- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- High-Field Magnetic Resonance Brain Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Center for Information in Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- High-Field Magnetic Resonance Brain Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Center for Information in Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- High-Field Magnetic Resonance Brain Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Center for Information in Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- High-Field Magnetic Resonance Brain Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Center for Information in Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Mental Health Center of Chengdu, The fourth people’s Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- High-Field Magnetic Resonance Brain Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Center for Information in Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Mental Health Center of Chengdu, The fourth people’s Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- High-Field Magnetic Resonance Brain Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Center for Information in Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Research Unit of NeuroInformation (2019RU035), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- High-Field Magnetic Resonance Brain Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Center for Information in Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Research Unit of NeuroInformation (2019RU035), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, China
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Wang J, Gao X, Xiang Z, Sun F, Yang Y. Evaluation of consciousness rehabilitation via neuroimaging methods. Front Hum Neurosci 2023; 17:1233499. [PMID: 37780959 PMCID: PMC10537959 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1233499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023] Open
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Accurate evaluation of patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) is crucial for personalized treatment. However, misdiagnosis remains a serious issue. Neuroimaging methods could observe the conscious activity in patients who have no evidence of consciousness in behavior, and provide objective and quantitative indexes to assist doctors in their diagnosis. In the review, we discussed the current research based on the evaluation of consciousness rehabilitation after DoC using EEG, fMRI, PET, and fNIRS, as well as the advantages and limitations of each method. Nowadays single-modal neuroimaging can no longer meet the researchers` demand. Considering both spatial and temporal resolution, recent studies have attempted to focus on the multi-modal method which can enhance the capability of neuroimaging methods in the evaluation of DoC. As neuroimaging devices become wireless, integrated, and portable, multi-modal neuroimaging methods will drive new advancements in brain science research.
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- College of Automation, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, China
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Zhao L, Zhang Y, Yu X, Wu H, Wang L, Li F, Duan M, Lai Y, Liu T, Dong L, Yao D. Quantitative signal quality assessment for large-scale continuous scalp electroencephalography from a big data perspective. Physiol Meas 2023; 44. [PMID: 35952665 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6579/ac890d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective. Despite electroencephalography (EEG) being a widely used neuroimaging technique with an excellent temporal resolution, in practice, the signals are heavily contaminated by artifacts masking responses of interest in an experiment. It is thus essential to guarantee a prompt and effective detection of artifacts that provides quantitative quality assessment (QA) on raw EEG data. This type of pipeline is crucial for large-scale EEG studies. However, current EEG QA studies are still limited.Approach. In this study, combined from a big data perspective, we therefore describe a quantitative signal quality assessment pipeline, a stable and general threshold-based QA pipeline that automatically integrates artifact detection and new QA measures to assess continuous resting-state raw EEG data. One simulation dataset and two resting-state EEG datasets from 42 healthy subjects and 983 clinical patients were utilized to calibrate the QA pipeline.Main Results. The results demonstrate that (1) the QA indices selected are sensitive: they almost strictly and linearly decrease as the noise level increases; (2) stable, replicable QA thresholds are valid for other experimental and clinical EEG datasets; and (3) use of the QA pipeline on these datasets reveals that high-frequency noises are the most common noises in EEG practice. The QA pipeline is also deployed in the WeBrain cloud platform (https://webrain.uestc.edu.cn/, the Chinese EEG Brain Consortium portal).Significance. These findings suggest that the proposed QA pipeline may be a stable and promising approach for quantitative EEG signal quality assessment in large-scale EEG studies.
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- Lingling Zhao
- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.,School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.,School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.,School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.,School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.,Research Unit of NeuroInformation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 2019RU035, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.,Sichuan Institute for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Chengdu 611731, People's Republic of China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.,School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.,Research Unit of NeuroInformation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 2019RU035, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.,School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.,Research Unit of NeuroInformation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 2019RU035, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.,Sichuan Institute for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Chengdu 611731, People's Republic of China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.,School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.,Research Unit of NeuroInformation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 2019RU035, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.,Sichuan Institute for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Chengdu 611731, People's Republic of China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.,School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.,Research Unit of NeuroInformation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 2019RU035, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.,Sichuan Institute for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Chengdu 611731, People's Republic of China
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Cheng B, Xu H, Zhou H, Guo Y, Roberts N, Li N, Hu X, Chen X, Xu K, Lan Y, Ma X, Cai X, Guo Y. Connectomic disturbances in Duchenne muscular dystrophy with mild cognitive impairment. Cereb Cortex 2023:6982730. [PMID: 36627244 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhac542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is frequently associated with mild cognitive deficits. However, the underlying disrupted brain connectome and the neural basis remain unclear. In our current study, 38 first-episode, treatment-naive patients with DMD and 22 matched healthy controls (HC) were enrolled and received resting-sate functional magnetic resonance imaging scans. Voxel-based degree centrality (DC), seed-based functional connectivity (FC), and clinical correlation were performed. Relative to HC, DMD patients had lower height, full Intellectual Quotients (IQ), and IQ-verbal comprehension. Significant increment of DC of DMD patients were found in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC.L) and right dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (DMPFC.R), while decreased DC were found in right cerebellum posterior lobe (CPL.R), right precentral/postcentral gyrus (Pre/Postcentral G.R). DMD patients had stronger FC in CPL.R-bilateral lingual gyrus, Pre/Postcentral G.R-Insular, and DMPFC.R-Precuneus.R, had attenuated FC in DLPFC.L-Insular. These abnormally functional couplings were closely associated with the extent of cognitive impairment, suggested an over-activation of default mode network and executive control network, and a suppression of primary sensorimotor cortex and cerebellum-visual circuit. The findings collectively suggest the distributed brain connectome disturbances maybe a neuroimaging biomarker in DMD patients with mild cognitive impairment.
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- Bochao Cheng
- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, South Renmin Road, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, China.,Department of Radiology, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Guoxue Street, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, South Renmin Road, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, South Renmin Road, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, South Renmin Road, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, South Renmin Road, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, China.,Department of Radiology, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Guoxue Street, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Edinburgh Imaging Facility, School of Clinical Sciences, The Queen's Medical Research Institute (QMRI), University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, South Renmin Road, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, South Renmin Road, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, South Renmin Road, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, South Renmin Road, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, South Renmin Road, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First People's Hospital of Zunyi, Zunyi Medical University, Fenghuang Road, Huichuan District, Zunyi, 563099, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, South Renmin Road, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, South Renmin Road, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, South Renmin Road, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610041, China
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Li Y, Cheng P, Liang L, Dong H, Liu H, Shen W, Zhou W. Abnormal resting-state functional connectome in methamphetamine-dependent patients and its application in machine-learning-based classification. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:1014539. [DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1014539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Brain resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) has been widely analyzed in substance use disorders (SUDs), including methamphetamine (MA) dependence. Most of these studies utilized Pearson correlation analysis to assess rsFC, which cannot determine whether two brain regions are connected by direct or indirect pathways. Moreover, few studies have reported the application of rsFC-based graph theory in MA dependence. We evaluated alterations in Tikhonov regularization-based rsFC and rsFC-based topological attributes in 46 MA-dependent patients, as well as the correlations between topological attributes and clinical variables. Moreover, the topological attributes selected by least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) were used to construct a support vector machine (SVM)-based classifier for MA dependence. The MA group presented a subnetwork with increased rsFC, indicating overactivation of the reward circuit that makes patients very sensitive to drug-related visual cues, and a subnetwork with decreased rsFC suggesting aberrant synchronized spontaneous activity in subregions within the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) system. The MA group demonstrated a significantly decreased area under the curve (AUC) for the clustering coefficient (Cp) (Pperm < 0.001), shortest path length (Lp) (Pperm = 0.007), modularity (Pperm = 0.006), and small-worldness (σ, Pperm = 0.004), as well as an increased AUC for global efficiency (E.glob) (Pperm = 0.009), network strength (Sp) (Pperm = 0.009), and small-worldness (ω, Pperm < 0.001), implying a shift toward random networks. MA-related increased nodal efficiency (E.nodal) and altered betweenness centrality were also discovered in several brain regions. The AUC for ω was significantly positively associated with psychiatric symptoms. An SVM classifier trained by 36 features selected by LASSO from all topological attributes achieved excellent performance, cross-validated prediction area under the receiver operating characteristics curve, accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and kappa of 99.03 ± 1.79, 94.00 ± 5.78, 93.46 ± 8.82, 94.52 ± 8.11, and 87.99 ± 11.57%, respectively (Pperm < 0.001), indicating that rsFC-based topological attributes can provide promising features for constructing a high-efficacy classifier for MA dependence.
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Zhang S, Li B, Liu K, Hou X, Zhang P. Abnormal Voxel-Based Degree Centrality in Patients With Postpartum Depression: A Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:914894. [PMID: 35844214 PMCID: PMC9280356 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.914894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a major public health concern with significant consequences for mothers, their children, and their families. However, less is known about its underlying neuropathological mechanisms. The voxel-based degree centrality (DC) analysis approach provides a new perspective for exploring the intrinsic dysconnectivity pattern of whole-brain functional networks of PPD. Twenty-nine patients with PPD and thirty healthy postpartum women were enrolled and received resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans in the fourth week after delivery. DC image, clinical symptom correlation, and seed-based functional connectivity (FC) analyses were performed to reveal the abnormalities of the whole-brain functional network in PPD. Compared with healthy controls (HCs), patients with PPD exhibited significantly increased DC in the right hippocampus (HIP.R) and left inferior frontal orbital gyrus (ORBinf.L). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis showed that the area under the curve (AUC) of the above two brain regions is all over 0.7. In the seed-based FC analyses, the PPD showed significantly decreased FC between the HIP.R and right middle frontal gyrus (MFG.R), between the HIP.R and left median cingulate and paracingulate gyri (DCG.L), and between the ORBinf.L and the left fusiform (FFG.L) compared with HCs. The PPD showed significantly increased FC between the ORBinf.L and the right superior frontal gyrus, medial (SFGmed.R) compared with HCs. Mean FC between the HIP.R and DCG.L positively correlated with EDPS scores in the PPD group. This study provided evidence of aberrant DC and FC within brain regions in patients with PPD, which was associated with the default mode network (DMN) and limbic system (LIN). Identification of these above-altered brain areas may help physicians to better understand neural circuitry dysfunction in PPD.
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- Shufen Zhang
- Department of Obstetrics, Shandong Second Provincial General Hospital, Jinan, China
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- Department of Radiology, The 960th Hospital of the PLA Joint Logistics Support Force, Jinan, China
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- Department of Radiology, The 960th Hospital of the PLA Joint Logistics Support Force, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
- *Correspondence: Xiaoming Hou,
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Qi Lu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Ping Zhang,
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Tian D, Zeng Z, Sun X, Tong Q, Li H, He H, Gao JH, He Y, Xia M. A deep learning-based multisite neuroimage harmonization framework established with a traveling-subject dataset. Neuroimage 2022; 257:119297. [PMID: 35568346 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2021] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
The accumulation of multisite large-sample MRI datasets collected during large brain research projects in the last decade has provided critical resources for understanding the neurobiological mechanisms underlying cognitive functions and brain disorders. However, the significant site effects observed in imaging data and their derived structural and functional features have prevented the derivation of consistent findings across multiple studies. The development of harmonization methods that can effectively eliminate complex site effects while maintaining biological characteristics in neuroimaging data has become a vital and urgent requirement for multisite imaging studies. Here, we propose a deep learning-based framework to harmonize imaging data obtained from pairs of sites, in which site factors and brain features can be disentangled and encoded. We trained the proposed framework with a publicly available traveling subject dataset from the Strategic Research Program for Brain Sciences (SRPBS) and harmonized the gray matter volume maps derived from eight source sites to a target site. The proposed framework significantly eliminated intersite differences in gray matter volumes. The embedded encoders successfully captured both the abstract textures of site factors and the concrete brain features. Moreover, the proposed framework exhibited outstanding performance relative to conventional statistical harmonization methods in terms of site effect removal, data distribution homogenization, and intrasubject similarity improvement. Finally, the proposed harmonization network provided fixable expandability, through which new sites could be linked to the target site via indirect schema without retraining the whole model. Together, the proposed method offers a powerful and interpretable deep learning-based harmonization framework for multisite neuroimaging data that can enhance reliability and reproducibility in multisite studies regarding brain development and brain disorders.
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- Dezheng Tian
- State 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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- State 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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- State 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; School of Systems Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Research Center for Healthcare Data Science, Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Center for Brain Imaging Science and Technology, Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Center for MRI Research, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; Beijing City Key Laboratory for Medical Physics and Engineering, Institute of Heavy Ion Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State 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; Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing 102206, China
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- State 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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Zhang F, Daducci A, He Y, Schiavi S, Seguin C, Smith RE, Yeh CH, Zhao T, O'Donnell LJ. Quantitative mapping of the brain's structural connectivity using diffusion MRI tractography: A review. Neuroimage 2022; 249:118870. [PMID: 34979249 PMCID: PMC9257891 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) tractography is an advanced imaging technique that enables in vivo reconstruction of the brain's white matter connections at macro scale. It provides an important tool for quantitative mapping of the brain's structural connectivity using measures of connectivity or tissue microstructure. Over the last two decades, the study of brain connectivity using dMRI tractography has played a prominent role in the neuroimaging research landscape. In this paper, we provide a high-level overview of how tractography is used to enable quantitative analysis of the brain's structural connectivity in health and disease. We focus on two types of quantitative analyses of tractography, including: 1) tract-specific analysis that refers to research that is typically hypothesis-driven and studies particular anatomical fiber tracts, and 2) connectome-based analysis that refers to research that is more data-driven and generally studies the structural connectivity of the entire brain. We first provide a review of methodology involved in three main processing steps that are common across most approaches for quantitative analysis of tractography, including methods for tractography correction, segmentation and quantification. For each step, we aim to describe methodological choices, their popularity, and potential pros and cons. We then review studies that have used quantitative tractography approaches to study the brain's white matter, focusing on applications in neurodevelopment, aging, neurological disorders, mental disorders, and neurosurgery. We conclude that, while there have been considerable advancements in methodological technologies and breadth of applications, there nevertheless remains no consensus about the "best" methodology in quantitative analysis of tractography, and researchers should remain cautious when interpreting results in research and clinical applications.
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- Fan Zhang
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China; IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China; Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing, China
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, University of Melbourne and Melbourne Health, Melbourne, Australia; The University of Sydney, School of Biomedical Engineering, Sydney, Australia
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- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne, Australia; Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Institute for Radiological Research, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China; IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Li Z, Hu J, Wang Z, You R, Cao D. Basal ganglia stroke is associated with altered functional connectivity of the left inferior temporal gyrus. J Neuroimaging 2022; 32:744-751. [PMID: 35175633 DOI: 10.1111/jon.12978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Acute cerebral infarction in the basal ganglia is associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment, suggesting that cognitive networks might be involved in neural plasticity after ischemic stroke. This study was conducted to explore the abnormalities in functional and causal connectivity of the brain network in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in the basal ganglia. METHODS Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging was performed in 27 patients with AIS in the basal ganglia and 27 healthy controls (HCs). Brain regions with statistically different degree centrality (DC) values between groups were selected as seed points for granger causality analysis (GCA) analysis. The effective connectivity values of GCA were extracted, and the correlation between them and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score was analyzed. RESULTS Compared with HCs group, AIS patients displayed increased DC value in the left inferior temporal gyrus (ITG) and hippocampus head, reduced effective connectivity from the left ITG to the left precentral and postcentral gyri, increased effective connectivity from the left precentral and postcentral gyri to the left ITG, and reduced effective connectivity from the left anterior cingulate gyrus to the left ITG. The MoCA score of the AIS group was lower than that of the HCs group (t = -7.33, p < .05). CONCLUSION Alterations of functional and causal connectivity among multiple brain regions suggest that patients with AIS in the basal ganglia have impairment of multifunctional networks in the whole brain.
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- Zhongming Li
- Department of Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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Large, open datasets for human connectomics research: Considerations for reproducible and responsible data use. Neuroimage 2021; 244:118579. [PMID: 34536537 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Large, open datasets have emerged as important resources in the field of human connectomics. In this review, the evolution of data sharing involving magnetic resonance imaging is described. A summary of the challenges and progress in conducting reproducible data analyses is provided, including description of recent progress made in the development of community guidelines and recommendations, software and data management tools, and initiatives to enhance training and education. Finally, this review concludes with a discussion of ethical conduct relevant to analyses of large, open datasets and a researcher's responsibility to prevent further stigmatization of historically marginalized racial and ethnic groups. Moving forward, future work should include an enhanced emphasis on the social determinants of health, which may further contextualize findings among diverse population-based samples. Leveraging the progress to date and guided by interdisciplinary collaborations, the future of connectomics promises to be an impressive era of innovative research, yielding a more inclusive understanding of brain structure and function.
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Zhu Z, Zhen Z, Wu X, Li S. Estimating Functional Connectivity by Integration of Inherent Brain Function Activity Pattern Priors. IEEE/ACM TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS 2021; 18:2420-2430. [PMID: 32086218 DOI: 10.1109/tcbb.2020.2974952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Brain functional connectivity (FC) has shown great potential in becoming biomarkers of brain status. However, the problem of accurately estimating FC from complex-noisy fMRI time series remains unsolved. Usually, a regularization function is more appropriate in fitting the real inherent properties of the brain function activity pattern, which can further limit noise interference to improve the accuracy of the estimated result. Recently, the neuroscientists widely suggested that the inherent brain function activity pattern indicates sparse, modular and overlapping topology. However, previous studies have never considered this factual characteristic. Thus, we propose a novel method by integration of these inherent brain function activity pattern priors to estimate FC. Extensive experiments on synthetic data demonstrate that our method can more accurately estimate the FC than previous. Then, we applied the estimated FC to predict the symptom severity of depressed patients, the symptom severity is related to subtle abnormal changes in the brain function activity, a more accurate FC can more effectively capture the subtle abnormal brain function activity changes. As results, our method better than others with a higher correlation coefficient of 0.4201. Moreover, the overlapping probability of each brain region can be further explored by the proposed method.
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Zhang J, Kucyi A, Raya J, Nielsen AN, Nomi JS, Damoiseaux JS, Greene DJ, Horovitz SG, Uddin LQ, Whitfield-Gabrieli S. What have we really learned from functional connectivity in clinical populations? Neuroimage 2021; 242:118466. [PMID: 34389443 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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Functional connectivity (FC), or the statistical interdependence of blood-oxygen dependent level (BOLD) signals between brain regions using fMRI, has emerged as a widely used tool for probing functional abnormalities in clinical populations due to the promise of the approach across conceptual, technical, and practical levels. With an already vast and steadily accumulating neuroimaging literature on neurodevelopmental, psychiatric, and neurological diseases and disorders in which FC is a primary measure, we aim here to provide a high-level synthesis of major concepts that have arisen from FC findings in a manner that cuts across different clinical conditions and sheds light on overarching principles. We highlight that FC has allowed us to discover the ubiquity of intrinsic functional networks across virtually all brains and clarify typical patterns of neurodevelopment over the lifespan. This understanding of typical FC maturation with age has provided important benchmarks against which to evaluate divergent maturation in early life and degeneration in late life. This in turn has led to the important insight that many clinical conditions are associated with complex, distributed, network-level changes in the brain, as opposed to solely focal abnormalities. We further emphasize the important role that FC studies have played in supporting a dimensional approach to studying transdiagnostic clinical symptoms and in enhancing the multimodal characterization and prediction of the trajectory of symptom progression across conditions. We highlight the unprecedented opportunity offered by FC to probe functional abnormalities in clinical conditions where brain function could not be easily studied otherwise, such as in disorders of consciousness. Lastly, we suggest high priority areas for future research and acknowledge critical barriers associated with the use of FC methods, particularly those related to artifact removal, data denoising and feasibility in clinical contexts.
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- Jiahe Zhang
- Department of Psychology, 125 Nightingale Hall, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, 125 Nightingale Hall, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Psychology, 125 Nightingale Hall, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33124, USA
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- Institute of Gerontology and Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Cognitive Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33124, USA
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- Department of Psychology, 125 Nightingale Hall, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Li J, He P, Lu X, Guo Y, Liu M, Li G, Ding J. A Resting-state Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Whole-brain Functional Connectivity of Voxel Levels in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Depressive Symptoms. J Neurogastroenterol Motil 2021; 27:248-256. [PMID: 33795543 PMCID: PMC8026363 DOI: 10.5056/jnm20209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Revised: 10/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background/Aims Depressive symptom is one of the most common symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but its pathogenetic mechanisms remain unclear. As a voxel-level graph theory analysis method, degree centrality (DC) can provide a new perspective for exploring the abnormalities of whole-brain functional network of IBS with depressive symptoms (DEP-IBS). Methods DC, voxel-wise image and clinical symptoms correlation and seed-based functional connectivity (FC) analyses were performed in 28 DEP-IBS patients, 21 IBS without depressive symptoms (nDEP-IBS) patients and 36 matched healthy controls (HC) to reveal the abnormalities of whole brain FC in DEP-IBS. Results Compared to nDEP-IBS patients and HC, DEP-IBS patients showed significant decrease of DC in the left insula and increase of DC in the left precentral gyrus. The DC's z-scores of the left insula negatively correlated with depression severity in DEP-IBS patients. Compared to nDEP-IBS patients, DEP-IBS patients showed increased left insula-related FC in the left inferior parietal lobule and right inferior occipital gyrus, and decreased left insula-related FC in the left precentral gyrus, right supplementary motor area (SMA), and postcentral gyrus. In DEP-IBS patients, abstracted clusters' mean FC in the right SMA negatively correlated with depressive symptoms. Conclusions DEP-IBS patients have abnormal FC in brain regions associated with the fronto-limbic and sensorimotor networks, especially insula and SMA, which explains the vicious circle between negative emotion and gastrointestinal symptoms in IBS. Identification of such alterations may facilitate earlier and more accurate diagnosis of depression in IBS, and development of effective treatment strategies.
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- Jie Li
- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, Hangzhou Stomatological Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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The effects of cognitive behavioral therapy on the whole brain structural connectome in unmedicated patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2021; 104:110037. [PMID: 32682876 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2020.110037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Revised: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is considered a first-line treatment for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and it possesses advantages over pharmacological treatments in stronger tolerance to distress, lower rates of drop out and relapse, and no physical "side-effects". Previous studies have reported CBT-related alterations in focal brain regions and connections. However, the effects of CBT on whole-brain structural networks have not yet been elucidated. Here, we collected diffusion MRI data from 34 unmedicated OCD patients before and after 12 weeks of CBT. Fifty healthy controls (HCs) were also scanned twice at matched intervals. We constructed individual brain white matter connectome and performed a graph-theoretical network analysis to investigate the effects of CBT on whole-brain structural topology. We observed significant group-by-time interactions on the global network clustering coefficient and the nodal clustering of the left lingual gyrus, the left middle temporal gyrus, the left precuneus, and the left fusiform gyrus of 26 CBT responders in OCD patients. Further analysis revealed that these CBT responders showed prominently higher global and nodal clustering compared to HCs at baseline and reduced to normal levels after CBT. Such significant changes in the nodal clustering of the left lingual gyrus were also found in 8 CBT non-responders. The pre-to-post decreases in nodal clustering of the left lingual gyrus and the left fusiform gyrus positively correlated with the improvements in obsessive-compulsive symptoms in the CBT-responding patients. These findings indicated that the network segregation of the whole-brain white matter network in OCD patients was abnormally higher and might recover to normal after CBT, which provides mechanistic insights into the CBT response in OCD and potential imaging biomarkers for clinical practice.
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Branson TM, Shapiro L, Venter RG. Observation of Patients' 3D Printed Anatomical Features and 3D Visualisation Technologies Improve Spatial Awareness for Surgical Planning and in-Theatre Performance. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2021; 1334:23-37. [PMID: 34476743 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-76951-2_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Improved spatial awareness is vital in anatomy education as well as in many areas of medical practice. Many healthcare professionals struggle with the extrapolation of 2D data to its locus within the 3D volume of the anatomy. In this chapter, we outline the use of touch as an important sensory modality in the observation of 3D forms, including anatomical parts, with the specific neuroscientific underpinnings in this regard being described. We explore how improved spatial awareness is directly linked to improved spatial skill. The reader is offered two practical exercises that lead to improved spatial awareness for application in exploring external 3D anatomy volume as well as internal 3D anatomy volume. These exercises are derived from the Haptico-visual observation and drawing (HVOD) method. The resulting cognitive improvement in spatial awareness that these exercises engender can be of benefit to students in their study of anatomy and for application by healthcare professionals in many aspects of their medical practice. The use of autostereoscopic visualisation technology (AS3D) to view the anatomy from DICOM data, in combination with the haptic exploration of a 3D print (3Dp) of the same stereoscopic on-screen image, is recommended as a practice for improved understanding of any anatomical part or feature. We describe a surgical innovation that relies on the haptic perception of patients' 3D printed (3Dp) anatomical features from patient DICOM data, for improved surgical planning and in-theatre surgical performance. Throughout the chapter, underlying neuroscientific correlates to haptic and visual observation, memory, working memory, and cognitive load are provided.
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- Toby M Branson
- Department of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Division of Clinical Anatomy and Biological Anthropology, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Yamashita A, Sakai Y, Yamada T, Yahata N, Kunimatsu A, Okada N, Itahashi T, Hashimoto R, Mizuta H, Ichikawa N, Takamura M, Okada G, Yamagata H, Harada K, Matsuo K, Tanaka SC, Kawato M, Kasai K, Kato N, Takahashi H, Okamoto Y, Yamashita O, Imamizu H. Common Brain Networks Between Major Depressive-Disorder Diagnosis and Symptoms of Depression That Are Validated for Independent Cohorts. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:667881. [PMID: 34177657 PMCID: PMC8224760 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.667881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Large-scale neuroimaging data acquired and shared by multiple institutions are essential to advance neuroscientific understanding of pathophysiological mechanisms in psychiatric disorders, such as major depressive disorder (MDD). About 75% of studies that have applied machine learning technique to neuroimaging have been based on diagnoses by clinicians. However, an increasing number of studies have highlighted the difficulty in finding a clear association between existing clinical diagnostic categories and neurobiological abnormalities. Here, using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging, we determined and validated resting-state functional connectivity related to depression symptoms that were thought to be directly related to neurobiological abnormalities. We then compared the resting-state functional connectivity related to depression symptoms with that related to depression diagnosis that we recently identified. In particular, for the discovery dataset with 477 participants from 4 imaging sites, we removed site differences using our recently developed harmonization method and developed a brain network prediction model of depression symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory-II [BDI] score). The prediction model significantly predicted BDI score for an independent validation dataset with 439 participants from 4 different imaging sites. Finally, we found 3 common functional connections between those related to depression symptoms and those related to MDD diagnosis. These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the neural circuitry of depressive symptoms in MDD, a hetero-symptomatic population, revealing the neural basis of MDD.
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- Ayumu Yamashita
- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan.,Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Quantum Life Informatics Group, Institute for Quantum Life Science, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan.,Department of Molecular Imaging and Theranostics, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, The Institute of Medical Science The University of Tokyo (IMSUT) Hospital, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,The International Research Center for Neurointelligence (WPI-IRCN) at the University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study (UTIAS), Tokyo, Japan
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- Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan.,Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Language Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Division of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Division of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan.,Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Tokyo, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,The International Research Center for Neurointelligence (WPI-IRCN) at the University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study (UTIAS), Tokyo, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan.,Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan.,Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Tokyo, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Psychology, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Zhu Y, Li X, Sun Y, Wang H, Guo H, Sui J. Investigating Neural Substrates of Individual Independence and Interdependence Orientations via Efficiency-based Dynamic Functional Connectivity: A Machine Learning Approach. IEEE Trans Cogn Dev Syst 2021. [DOI: 10.1109/tcds.2021.3101643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Yamashita A, Sakai Y, Yamada T, Yahata N, Kunimatsu A, Okada N, Itahashi T, Hashimoto R, Mizuta H, Ichikawa N, Takamura M, Okada G, Yamagata H, Harada K, Matsuo K, Tanaka SC, Kawato M, Kasai K, Kato N, Takahashi H, Okamoto Y, Yamashita O, Imamizu H. Generalizable brain network markers of major depressive disorder across multiple imaging sites. PLoS Biol 2020; 18:e3000966. [PMID: 33284797 PMCID: PMC7721148 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Many studies have highlighted the difficulty inherent to the clinical application of fundamental neuroscience knowledge based on machine learning techniques. It is difficult to generalize machine learning brain markers to the data acquired from independent imaging sites, mainly due to large site differences in functional magnetic resonance imaging. We address the difficulty of finding a generalizable marker of major depressive disorder (MDD) that would distinguish patients from healthy controls based on resting-state functional connectivity patterns. For the discovery dataset with 713 participants from 4 imaging sites, we removed site differences using our recently developed harmonization method and developed a machine learning MDD classifier. The classifier achieved an approximately 70% generalization accuracy for an independent validation dataset with 521 participants from 5 different imaging sites. The successful generalization to a perfectly independent dataset acquired from multiple imaging sites is novel and ensures scientific reproducibility and clinical applicability.
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- Ayumu Yamashita
- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
- Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Institute for Quantum Life Science, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan
- Department of Molecular Imaging and Theranostics, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, IMSUT Hospital, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- The International Research Center for Neurointelligence (WPI-IRCN) at the University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study (UTIAS), Tokyo, Japan
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- Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
- Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Language Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Division of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Division of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Division of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
- Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, RIKEN, Tokyo, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- The International Research Center for Neurointelligence (WPI-IRCN) at the University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study (UTIAS), Tokyo, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
- Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
- Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, RIKEN, Tokyo, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Psychology, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Li Y, Chen Q, Huang W. Disrupted topological properties of functional networks in epileptic children with generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Brain Behav 2020; 10:e01890. [PMID: 33098362 PMCID: PMC7749549 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.1890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Generalized tonic-clonic seizure (GTCS) is a condition that is characterized by generalized spike-wave discharge in bilateral cerebral hemispheres during the seizure. Although previous neuroimaging studies revealed functional abnormalities in the brain activities of children with GTCS, the topological alterations in whole-brain networks remain poorly understood. METHODS The present study used graph theory to investigate the topological organization of functional networks in 13 GTCS children and 30 age-matched healthy controls. RESULTS We found that both groups exhibited a small-world topology of the functional network. However, children with GTCS showed a significant decrease in nodal local efficiency and clustering coefficient in some key nodes compared with the controls. The connections within the default mode network (DMN) were decreased significantly, and the internetwork connections were increased significantly. The altered topological properties may be an effect of chronic epilepsy. As a result, the optimal topological organization of the functional network was disrupted in the patient group. Notably, clustering coefficient and nodal local efficiency in the bilateral temporal pole of the middle temporal gyrus negatively correlated with the epilepsy duration. CONCLUSION These results suggest that the bilateral temporal pole plays an important role in reflecting the effect of chronic epilepsy on the topological properties in GTCS children. The present study demonstrated a disrupted topological organization in children with GTCS. These findings provide new insight into our understanding of this disorder.
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- Yongxin Li
- Formula-pattern Research Center, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Children Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Biomechanics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Li X, Li X, Chen S, Zhu J, Wang H, Tian Y, Yu Y. Effect of emotional enhancement of memory on recollection process in young adults: the influence factors and neural mechanisms. Brain Imaging Behav 2020; 14:119-129. [PMID: 30361944 PMCID: PMC7007901 DOI: 10.1007/s11682-018-9975-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Emotional enhancement of memory (EEM) is thought to modulate memory recollection rather than familiarity. However, the contributing factors and neural mechanisms are not well understood. To address these issues, we investigated how valence, arousal, and the amount of devoted attention influence the EEM effect on recollection. We also compared the topological properties among hippocampus- and perirhinal and entorhinal cortex-mediated emotional memory processing networks. Finally, we evaluated the correlations between emotional memory/EEM and inherent properties (i.e., amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation and node degree, efficiency, and betweenness) of the hippocampus and perirhinal and entorhinal cortices in 59 healthy young adults by resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. EEM was elicited by incidental encoding, negative images, and positive high-arousal images. The hippocampus was correlated with recollection sensitivity and EEMnegative-high-arousal. The emotional memory processing network mediated by the hippocampus had higher clustering coefficient, local efficiency, and normalized characteristic path length but lower normalized global efficiency than those mediated by the perirhinal and entorhinal cortices. The entorhinal cortex was associated with both recollection and familiarity sensitivity, but showed different correlation patterns. The perirhinal cortex was highly correlated with familiarity sensitivity of negative low-arousal stimuli. These results demonstrate that the EEM effect on memory recollection is influenced by valence, stimulus arousal, and amount of attention involved during encoding. Moreover, the hippocampus and perirhinal and entorhinal cortices play distinct roles in the recollection and familiarity of emotional memory and the EEM effect.
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- Xiaoshu Li
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No.218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No.218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No.218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No.218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No.218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No.218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China.
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Upadhyay P, Kumar A. The intermediating role of organizational culture and internal analytical knowledge between the capability of big data analytics and a firm’s performance. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2020.102100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Li Y, Wang Y, Wang Y, Wang H, Li D, Chen Q, Huang W. Impaired Topological Properties of Gray Matter Structural Covariance Network in Epilepsy Children With Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures: A Graph Theoretical Analysis. Front Neurol 2020; 11:253. [PMID: 32373045 PMCID: PMC7176815 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Modern network science has provided exciting new opportunities for understanding the human brain as a complex network of interacting regions. The improved knowledge of human brain network architecture has made it possible for clinicians to detect the network changes in neurological diseases. Generalized tonic–clonic seizure (GTCS) is a subtype of epilepsy characterized by generalized spike-wave discharge involving the bilateral hemispheres during seizure. Network researches in adults with GTCS exhibited that GTCS can be conceptualized as a network disorder. However, the overall organization of the brain structural covariance network in children with GTCS remains largely unclear. Here, we used a graph theory method to assess the gray matter structural covariance network organization of 14 pediatric patients diagnosed with GTCS and 29 healthy control children. The group differences in regional and global topological properties were investigated. Results revealed significant changes in nodal betweenness locating in brain regions known to be abnormal in GTCS (the right thalamus, bilateral temporal pole, and some regions of default mode network). The network hub analysis results were in accordance with the regional betweenness, which presented a disrupted regional topology of structural covariance network in children with GTCS. To our knowledge, the present study is the first work reporting the changes of structural topological properties in children with GTCS. The findings contribute new insights into the understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying GTCS and highlight critical regions for future neuroimaging research in children with GTCS.
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- Yongxin Li
- Formula-Pattern Research Center, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Biomechanics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Biomechanics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Electromechanic Engineering College, Guangdong Engineering Polytechnic, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Biomechanics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Biomechanics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Ma Q, Tang Y, Wang F, Liao X, Jiang X, Wei S, Mechelli A, He Y, Xia M. Transdiagnostic Dysfunctions in Brain Modules Across Patients with Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, and Major Depressive Disorder: A Connectome-Based Study. Schizophr Bull 2020; 46:699-712. [PMID: 31755957 PMCID: PMC7147584 DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbz111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia (SCZ), bipolar disorder (BD), and major depressive disorder (MDD), share clinical and neurobiological features. Because previous investigations of functional dysconnectivity have mainly focused on single disorders, the transdiagnostic alterations in the functional connectome architecture of the brain remain poorly understood. We collected resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging data from 512 participants, including 121 with SCZ, 100 with BD, 108 with MDD, and 183 healthy controls. Individual functional brain connectomes were constructed in a voxelwise manner, and the modular architectures were examined at different scales, including (1) global modularity, (2) module-specific segregation and intra- and intermodular connections, and (3) nodal participation coefficients. The correlation of these modular measures with clinical scores was also examined. We reliably identify common alterations in modular organization in patients compared to controls, including (1) lower global modularity; (2) lower modular segregation in the frontoparietal, subcortical, visual, and sensorimotor modules driven by more intermodular connections; and (3) higher participation coefficients in several network connectors (the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and angular gyrus) and the thalamus. Furthermore, the alterations in the SCZ group are more widespread than those of the BD and MDD groups and involve more intermodular connections, lower modular segregation and higher connector integrity. These alterations in modular organization significantly correlate with clinical scores in patients. This study demonstrates common hyper-integrated modular architectures of functional brain networks among patients with SCZ, BD, and MDD. These findings reveal a transdiagnostic mechanism of network dysfunction across psychiatric disorders from a connectomic perspective.
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- Qing Ma
- National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
- IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Brain Function Research Section, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Brain Function Research Section, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
- IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK
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- National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
- IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
- IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Sachdeva PS, Bhattacharyya S, Bouchard KE. Sparse, Predictive, and Interpretable Functional Connectomics with UoI Lasso. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2020; 2019:1965-1968. [PMID: 31946284 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2019.8856316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Network formation from neural activity is a foundational problem in systems neuroscience. Functional networks, after downstream analysis, can provide key insights into the nature of neurobiological structure and computation. The validity of such insights hinges on accurate selection and estimation of the edges connecting nodes. However, commonly used statistical inference procedures generally fail to identify the correct features, and further introduce consequential bias in the estimates. To address these issues, we developed Union of Intersections (UoI), a flexible, modular, and scalable framework for enhanced statistical feature selection and estimation. Methods based on UoI perform feature selection and feature estimation through intersection and union operations, respectively. In the context of linear regression (specifically UoILasso), we summarize extensive numerical investigation on synthetic data to demonstrate tight control of false-positives and false-negatives in feature selection with low-bias and low-variance estimates of selected parameters, while maintaining high-quality prediction accuracy. We demonstrate, with UoILasso, the extraction of sparse, predictive, and interpretable functional networks from human electrocorticography recordings during speech production and the inference of parsimonious coupling models from nonhuman primate single-unit recordings during reaching tasks. Our results establish that UoILasso generates interpretable and predictive functional connectivity networks.
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Wen X, Dong L, Chen J, Xiang J, Yang J, Li H, Liu X, Luo C, Yao D. Detecting the Information of Functional Connectivity Networks in Normal Aging Using Deep Learning From a Big Data Perspective. Front Neurosci 2020; 13:1435. [PMID: 32009894 PMCID: PMC6978665 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.01435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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A resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC)-constructed functional network (FN) derived from functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data can effectively mine alterations in brain function during aging due to the non-invasive and effective advantages of fMRI. With global health research focusing on aging, several open fMRI datasets have been made available that combine deep learning with big data and are a new, promising trend and open issue for brain information detection in fMRI studies of brain aging. In this study, we proposed a new method based on deep learning from the perspective of big data, named Deep neural network (DNN) with Autoencoder (AE) pretrained Functional connectivity Analysis (DAFA), to deeply mine the important functional connectivity changes in fMRI during brain aging. First, using resting-state fMRI data from 421 subjects from the CamCAN dataset, functional connectivities were calculated using sliding window method, and the complex functional patterns were mined by an AE. Then, to increase the statistical power and reliability of the results, we used an AE-pretrained DNN to relabel the functional connectivities of each subject to classify them as belonging to the attributes of young or old individuals. A method called search-back analysis was performed to find alterations in brain function during aging according to the relabeled functional connectivities. Finally, behavioral data regarding fluid intelligence and response time were used to verify the revealed functional changes. Compared to traditional methods, DAFA revealed additional, important aged-related changes in FC patterns [e.g., FC connections within the default mode (DMN) and the sensorimotor and cingulo-opercular networks, as well as connections between the frontoparietal and cingulo-opercular networks, between the DMN and the frontoparietal/cingulo-opercular/sensorimotor/occipital/cerebellum networks, and between the sensorimotor and frontoparietal/cingulo-opercular networks], which were correlated to behavioral data. These findings demonstrated that the proposed DAFA method was superior to traditional FC-determining methods in discovering changes in brain functional connectivity during aging. In addition, it may be a promising method for exploring important information in other fMRI studies.
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- Xin Wen
- College of Information and Computer, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- School of Life Sciences and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- College of Information and Computer, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China
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- College of Information and Computer, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- School of Life Sciences and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- School of Life Sciences and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Ming-Rui Xia
- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.,IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University the Sixth Hospital (Institute of Mental Health), Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Mental Health Disorders & Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Ministry of Health (Peking University), Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.,IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Schmitt O, Eipert P, Schwanke S, Lessmann F, Meinhardt J, Beier J, Kadir K, Karnitzki A, Sellner L, Klünker AC, Ruß F, Jenssen J. Connectome verification: inter-rater and connection reliability of tract-tracing-based intrinsic hypothalamic connectivity. Brief Bioinform 2019; 20:1944-1955. [PMID: 29897426 DOI: 10.1093/bib/bby048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2018] [Revised: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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MOTIVATION Structural connectomics supports understanding aspects of neuronal dynamics and brain functions. Conducting metastudies of tract-tracing publications is one option to generate connectome databases by collating neuronal connectivity data. Meanwhile, it is a common practice that the neuronal connections and their attributes of such retrospective data collations are extracted from tract-tracing publications manually by experts. As the description of tract-tracing results is often not clear-cut and the documentation of interregional connections is not standardized, the extraction of connectivity data from tract-tracing publications could be complex. This might entail that different experts interpret such non-standardized descriptions of neuronal connections from the same publication in variable ways. Hitherto, no investigation is available that determines the variability of extracted connectivity information from original tract-tracing publications. A relatively large variability of connectivity information could produce significant misconstructions of adjacency matrices with faults in network and graph analyzes. The objective of this study is to investigate the inter-rater and inter-observation variability of tract-tracing-based documentations of neuronal connections. To demonstrate the variability of neuronal connections, data of 16 publications which describe neuronal connections of subregions of the hypothalamus have been assessed by way of example. RESULTS A workflow is proposed that allows detecting variability of connectivity at different steps of data processing in connectome metastudies. Variability between three blinded experts was found by comparing the connection information in a sample of 16 publications that describe tract-tracing-based neuronal connections in the hypothalamus. Furthermore, observation scores, matrix visualizations of discrepant connections and weight variations in adjacency matrices are analyzed. AVAILABILITY The resulting data and software are available at http://neuroviisas.med.uni-rostock.de/neuroviisas.shtml.
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- Oliver Schmitt
- Department of Anatomy, University of Rostock, Gertrudenstr. 9, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Rostock, Gertrudenstr. 9, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Rostock, Gertrudenstr. 9, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Rostock, Gertrudenstr. 9, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Rostock, Gertrudenstr. 9, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Rostock, Gertrudenstr. 9, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Rostock, Gertrudenstr. 9, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Rostock, Gertrudenstr. 9, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Rostock, Gertrudenstr. 9, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Rostock, Gertrudenstr. 9, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Rostock, Gertrudenstr. 9, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Rostock, Gertrudenstr. 9, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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Exploring neuroimaging-genetic co-alteration features of auditory verbal hallucinations in different subjects for the establishment of a predictive model. Chin Med J (Engl) 2019; 132:2137-2140. [PMID: 31425354 PMCID: PMC6793776 DOI: 10.1097/cm9.0000000000000385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Chen Q, Beaty RE, Cui Z, Sun J, He H, Zhuang K, Ren Z, Liu G, Qiu J. Brain hemispheric involvement in visuospatial and verbal divergent thinking. Neuroimage 2019; 202:116065. [PMID: 31398434 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2019] [Revised: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Hemispheric lateralization for creative thinking remains a controversial topic. Early behavioral and neuroimaging research supported right hemisphere dominance in creative thinking, but more recent evidence suggests the left hemisphere plays an equally important role. In addition, the extent to which hemispheric lateralization in specific brain regions relates to individual creative ability, and whether hemispheric dominance relates to distinct task performance, remain poorly understood. Here, using multivariate predictive modeling of resting-state functional MRI data in a large sample of adults (N = 502), we estimated hemispheric segregation and integration for each brain region and investigated these lateralization indices with respect to individual differences in visuospatial and verbal divergent thinking. Our analyses revealed that individual visuospatial divergent thinking performance could be predicted by right-hemispheric segregation within the visual network, sensorimotor network, and some regions within the default mode network. High visuospatial divergent thinking was related to stronger functional connectivity between the visual network, fronto-parietal network, and default mode network within the right hemisphere. In contrast, high verbal divergent thinking performance could be predicted by inter-hemispheric balance within regions mainly involved in complex semantic processing (e.g., lateral temporal cortex and inferior frontal gyrus) and cognitive control processing (e.g., inferior frontal gyrus, middle frontal cortex, and superior parietal lobule). The current study suggests that two distinct forms of functional lateralization support individual differences in visuospatial and verbal divergent thinking. These findings have important implications for our understanding of hemispheric interaction mechanisms of creative thinking.
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- Qunlin Chen
- School of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China; Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality, Ministry of Education, Chongqing, 400715, China; School of Mathematics and Statistics, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16801, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- School of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China; Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality, Ministry of Education, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- School of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China; Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality, Ministry of Education, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- School of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China; Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality, Ministry of Education, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- School of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China; Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality, Ministry of Education, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
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- School of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China; Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality, Ministry of Education, Chongqing, 400715, China.
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Yamashita A, Yahata N, Itahashi T, Lisi G, Yamada T, Ichikawa N, Takamura M, Yoshihara Y, Kunimatsu A, Okada N, Yamagata H, Matsuo K, Hashimoto R, Okada G, Sakai Y, Morimoto J, Narumoto J, Shimada Y, Kasai K, Kato N, Takahashi H, Okamoto Y, Tanaka SC, Kawato M, Yamashita O, Imamizu H. Harmonization of resting-state functional MRI data across multiple imaging sites via the separation of site differences into sampling bias and measurement bias. PLoS Biol 2019; 17:e3000042. [PMID: 30998673 PMCID: PMC6472734 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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When collecting large amounts of neuroimaging data associated with psychiatric disorders, images must be acquired from multiple sites because of the limited capacity of a single site. However, site differences represent a barrier when acquiring multisite neuroimaging data. We utilized a traveling-subject dataset in conjunction with a multisite, multidisorder dataset to demonstrate that site differences are composed of biological sampling bias and engineering measurement bias. The effects on resting-state functional MRI connectivity based on pairwise correlations because of both bias types were greater than or equal to psychiatric disorder differences. Furthermore, our findings indicated that each site can sample only from a subpopulation of participants. This result suggests that it is essential to collect large amounts of neuroimaging data from as many sites as possible to appropriately estimate the distribution of the grand population. Finally, we developed a novel harmonization method that removed only the measurement bias by using a traveling-subject dataset and achieved the reduction of the measurement bias by 29% and improvement of the signal-to-noise ratios by 40%. Our results provide fundamental knowledge regarding site effects, which is important for future research using multisite, multidisorder resting-state functional MRI data.
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- Ayumu Yamashita
- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Molecular Imaging and Theranostics, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan
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- Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
- Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, IMSUT Hospital, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- The International Research Center for Neurointelligence (WPI-IRCN) at the University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study (UTIAS), Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Division of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
- Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Language Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Brain Activity Imaging Center, ATR-Promotions Inc., Kyoto, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- The International Research Center for Neurointelligence (WPI-IRCN) at the University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study (UTIAS), Tokyo, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
- Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
- Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, RIKEN, Tokyo, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
- Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, RIKEN, Tokyo, Japan
- * E-mail: (HI); (OY); or (AY)
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Psychology, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- * E-mail: (HI); (OY); or (AY)
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Xia M, Si T, Sun X, Ma Q, Liu B, Wang L, Meng J, Chang M, Huang X, Chen Z, Tang Y, Xu K, Gong Q, Wang F, Qiu J, Xie P, Li L, He Y. Reproducibility of functional brain alterations in major depressive disorder: Evidence from a multisite resting-state functional MRI study with 1,434 individuals. Neuroimage 2019; 189:700-714. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.01.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Revised: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Aiello M, Cavaliere C, D'Albore A, Salvatore M. The Challenges of Diagnostic Imaging in the Era of Big Data. J Clin Med 2019; 8:E316. [PMID: 30845692 PMCID: PMC6463157 DOI: 10.3390/jcm8030316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2019] [Revised: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The diagnostic imaging field has undergone considerable growth both in terms of technological development and market expansion; with the following increasing production of a considerable amount of data that potentially fully poses diagnostic imaging in the Big data in the context of healthcare. Nevertheless, the mere production of a large amount of data does not automatically permit the real exploitation of their intrinsic value. Therefore, it is necessary to develop digital platforms and applications that favor the correct and advantageous management of diagnostic images such as Big data. This work aims to frame the role of diagnostic imaging in this new scenario, emphasizing the open challenges in exploiting such intense data generation for decision making with Big data analytics.
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- Marco Aiello
- IRCCS SDN, Via Gianturco 113, Napoli 80143, Italy.
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Sha Z, Wager TD, Mechelli A, He Y. Common Dysfunction of Large-Scale Neurocognitive Networks Across Psychiatric Disorders. Biol Psychiatry 2019; 85:379-388. [PMID: 30612699 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2018.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Revised: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cognitive dysfunction is one of the most prominent characteristics of psychiatric disorders. Currently, the neural correlates of cognitive dysfunction across psychiatric disorders are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investigate functional connectivity and structural perturbations across psychiatric diagnoses in three neurocognitive networks of interest: the default mode network (DMN), the frontoparietal network (FPN), and the salience network (SN). METHODS We performed meta-analyses of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging whole-brain seed-based functional connectivity in 8298 patients (involving eight disorders) and 8165 healthy control subjects and a voxel-based morphometry analysis of structural magnetic resonance imaging data in 14,027 patients (involving eight disorders) and 14,504 healthy control subjects. To aid the interpretation of the results, we examined neurocognitive function in 776 healthy participants from the Human Connectome Project. RESULTS We found that the three neurocognitive networks of interest were characterized by shared alterations of functional connectivity architecture across psychiatric disorders. More specifically, hypoconnectivity was expressed between the DMN and ventral SN and between the SN and FPN, whereas hyperconnectivity was evident between the DMN and FPN and between the DMN and dorsal SN. This pattern of network alterations was associated with gray matter reductions in patients and was localized in regions that subserve general cognitive performance. CONCLUSIONS This study is the first to provide meta-analytic evidence of common alterations of functional connectivity within and between neurocognitive networks. The findings suggest a shared mechanism of network interactions that may associate with the generalized cognitive deficits observed in psychiatric disorders.
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- Zhiqiang Sha
- National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China; IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado; Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
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- Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China; IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
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Xia M, Womer FY, Chang M, Zhu Y, Zhou Q, Edmiston EK, Jiang X, Wei S, Duan J, Xu K, Tang Y, He Y, Wang F. Shared and Distinct Functional Architectures of Brain Networks Across Psychiatric Disorders. Schizophr Bull 2019; 45:450-463. [PMID: 29897593 PMCID: PMC6403059 DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sby046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Brain network alterations have increasingly been implicated in schizophrenia (SCZ), bipolar disorder (BD), and major depressive disorder (MDD). However, little is known about the similarities and differences in functional brain networks among patients with SCZ, BD, and MDD. A total of 512 participants (121 with SCZ, 100 with BD, 108 with MDD, and 183 healthy controls, matched for age and sex) completed resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging at a single site. Four global measures (the clustering coefficient, the characteristic shortest path length, the normalized clustering coefficient, and the normalized characteristic path length) were computed at a voxel level to quantify segregated and integrated configurations. Inter-regional functional associations were examined based on the Euclidean distance between regions. Distance strength maps were used to localize regions with altered distances based on functional connectivity. Patient groups exhibited shifts in their network architectures toward randomized configurations, with SCZ>BD>MDD in the degree of randomization. Patient groups displayed significantly decreased short-range connectivity and increased medium-/long-range connectivity. Decreases in short-range connectivity were similar across the SZ, BD, and MDD groups and were primarily distributed in the primary sensory and association cortices and the thalamus. Increases in medium-/long-range connectivity were differentially localized within the prefrontal cortices among the patient groups. We highlight shared and distinct connectivity features in functional brain networks among patients with SCZ, BD, and MDD, which expands our understanding of the common and distinct pathophysiological mechanisms and provides crucial insights into neuroimaging-based methods for the early diagnosis of and interventions for psychiatric disorders.
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- Mingrui Xia
- National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, PR China,Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, PR China,IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China,Brain Function Research Section, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China
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- Brain Function Research Section, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China,Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China
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- Brain Function Research Section, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China,Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China
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- Brain Function Research Section, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China,Brain Function Research Section, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China,Brain Function Research Section, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China
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- Brain Function Research Section, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China,Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China
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- Brain Function Research Section, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China,Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, PR China,Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, PR China,IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China,Brain Function Research Section, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China,Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China,To whom correspondence should be addressed; Department of Psychiatry and Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, 155 Nanjing North Street, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning, PR China; tel/fax: 8624-83283405, e-mail:
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Fan Z, Chen X, Qi ZX, Li L, Lu B, Jiang CL, Zhu RQ, Yan CG, Chen L. Physiological significance of R-fMRI indices: Can functional metrics differentiate structural lesions (brain tumors)? NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL 2019; 22:101741. [PMID: 30878611 PMCID: PMC6423471 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2019.101741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Revised: 02/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Resting-state functional MRI (R-fMRI) research has recently entered the era of “big data”, however, few studies have provided a rigorous validation of the physiological underpinnings of R-fMRI indices. Although studies have reported that various neuropsychiatric disorders exhibit abnormalities in R-fMRI measures, these “biomarkers” have not been validated in differentiating structural lesions (brain tumors) as a concept proof. We enrolled 60 patients with intracranial tumors located in the unilateral cranialcavity and 60 matched normal controls to test whether R-fMRI indices can differentiate tumors, which represents a prerequisite for adapting such indices as biomarkers for neuropsychiatric disorders. Common R-fMRI indices of tumors and their counterpart control regions, which were defined as the contralateral normal areas (for amplitude of low frequency fluctuations (ALFF), fractional ALFF (fALFF), regional homogeneity (ReHo) and degree centrality (DC)) and ipsilateral regions surrounding the tumors (for voxel-mirrored homotopic connectivity (VMHC)), were comprehensively assessed. According to robust paired t-tests with a Bonferroni correction, only VMHC (Fisher's r-to-z transformed) could successfully differentiate substantial tumors from their counterpart normal regions in patients. Furthermore, ALFF and DC were not able to differentiate tumor from normal unless Z-standardization was employed. To validate the lower power of the between-subject design compared to the within-subject design, each metric was calculated in a matched control group, and robust two-sample t-tests were used to compare the patient tumors and the normal controls at the same place. Similarly, only VMHC succeeded in differentiating significant differences between tumors and the sham tumor areas of normal controls. This study tested the premise of R-fMRI biomarkers for differentiating lesions, and brings a new understanding to physical significance of the Z-standardization. R-fMRI indices could differentiate tumors, validating their physical availability. ALFF and DC could not differentiate tumors unless Z-standardization was employed. Within-subject design is more powerful for R-fMRI indices in differentiating tumors.
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- Zhen Fan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Neurosurgical Clinical Center, Shanghai, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China; Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Neurosurgical Clinical Center, Shanghai, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China; Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research Center, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China; Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Neurosurgical Clinical Center, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Neurosurgical Clinical Center, Shanghai, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China; Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research Center, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU Langone Medical Center School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Neurosurgical Clinical Center, Shanghai, China.
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Zhai J, Li K. Predicting Brain Age Based on Spatial and Temporal Features of Human Brain Functional Networks. Front Hum Neurosci 2019; 13:62. [PMID: 30863296 PMCID: PMC6399206 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2019.00062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The organization of human brain networks can be measured by capturing correlated brain activity with functional MRI data. There have been a variety of studies showing that human functional connectivities undergo an age-related change over development. In the present study, we employed resting-state functional MRI data to construct functional network models. Principal component analysis was performed on the FC matrices across all the subjects to explore meaningful components especially correlated with age. Coefficients across the components, edge features after a newly proposed feature reduction method as well as temporal features based on fALFF, were extracted as predictor variables and three different regression models were learned to make prediction of brain age. We observed that individual's functional network architecture was shaped by intrinsic component, age-related component and other components and the predictive models extracted sufficient information to provide comparatively accurate predictions of brain age.
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- Jian Zhai
- School of Mathematical Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Mathematical Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Graph theoretical modeling of baby brain networks. Neuroimage 2019; 185:711-727. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.06.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2017] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Russ TC, Woelbert E, Davis KAS, Hafferty JD, Ibrahim Z, Inkster B, John A, Lee W, Maxwell M, McIntosh AM, Stewart R. How data science can advance mental health research. Nat Hum Behav 2019; 3:24-32. [PMID: 30932051 DOI: 10.1038/s41562-018-0470-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Accepted: 10/11/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Accessibility of powerful computers and availability of so-called big data from a variety of sources means that data science approaches are becoming pervasive. However, their application in mental health research is often considered to be at an earlier stage than in other areas despite the complexity of mental health and illness making such a sophisticated approach particularly suitable. In this Perspective, we discuss current and potential applications of data science in mental health research using the UK Clinical Research Collaboration classification: underpinning research; aetiology; detection and diagnosis; treatment development; treatment evaluation; disease management; and health services research. We demonstrate that data science is already being widely applied in mental health research, but there is much more to be done now and in the future. The possibilities for data science in mental health research are substantial.
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- Tom C Russ
- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
- Division of Psychiatry, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
- Centre for Dementia Prevention, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
- Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
- Old Age Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK.
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Division of Psychiatry, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, King's College London, London, UK
- The Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Community and Primary Care Research Group, Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
- Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Exeter, UK
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- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Division of Psychiatry, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Vakli P, Deák-Meszlényi RJ, Hermann P, Vidnyánszky Z. Transfer learning improves resting-state functional connectivity pattern analysis using convolutional neural networks. Gigascience 2018; 7:5160132. [PMID: 30395218 PMCID: PMC6283213 DOI: 10.1093/gigascience/giy130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Deep learning is gaining importance in the prediction of cognitive states and brain pathology based on neuroimaging data. Including multiple hidden layers in artificial neural networks enables unprecedented predictive power; however, the proper training of deep neural networks requires thousands of exemplars. Collecting this amount of data is not feasible in typical neuroimaging experiments. A handy solution to this problem, which has largely fallen outside the scope of deep learning applications in neuroimaging, is to repurpose deep networks that have already been trained on large datasets by fine-tuning them to target datasets/tasks with fewer exemplars. Here, we investigated how this method, called transfer learning, can aid age category classification and regression based on brain functional connectivity patterns derived from resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. We trained a connectome-convolutional neural network on a larger public dataset and then examined how the knowledge learned can be used effectively to perform these tasks on smaller target datasets collected with a different type of scanner and/or imaging protocol and pre-processing pipeline. Results Age classification on the target datasets benefitted from transfer learning. Significant improvement (∼9%–13% increase in accuracy) was observed when the convolutional layers’ weights were initialized based on the values learned on the public dataset and then fine-tuned to the target datasets. Transfer learning also appeared promising in improving the otherwise poor prediction of chronological age. Conclusions Transfer learning is a plausible solution to adapt convolutional neural networks to neuroimaging data with few exemplars and different data acquisition and pre-processing protocols.
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- Pál Vakli
- Brain Imaging Centre, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2., 1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Brain Imaging Centre, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2., 1117 Budapest, Hungary.,Department of Cognitive Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Egry József utca 1., 1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Brain Imaging Centre, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2., 1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Brain Imaging Centre, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2., 1117 Budapest, Hungary.,Department of Cognitive Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Egry József utca 1., 1111 Budapest, Hungary
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Larivière S, Vos de Wael R, Paquola C, Hong SJ, Mišić B, Bernasconi N, Bernasconi A, Bonilha L, Bernhardt BC. Microstructure-Informed Connectomics: Enriching Large-Scale Descriptions of Healthy and Diseased Brains. Brain Connect 2018; 9:113-127. [PMID: 30079754 DOI: 10.1089/brain.2018.0587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Rapid advances in neuroimaging and network science have produced powerful tools and measures to appreciate human brain organization at multiple spatial and temporal scales. It is now possible to obtain increasingly meaningful representations of whole-brain structural and functional brain networks and to formally assess macroscale principles of network topology. In addition to its utility in characterizing healthy brain organization, individual variability, and life span-related changes, there is high promise of network neuroscience for the conceptualization and, ultimately, management of brain disorders. In the current review, we argue for a science of the human brain that, while strongly embracing macroscale connectomics, also recommends awareness of brain properties derived from meso- and microscale resolutions. Such features include MRI markers of tissue microstructure, local functional properties, as well as information from nonimaging domains, including cellular, genetic, or chemical data. Integrating these measures with connectome models promises to better define the individual elements that constitute large-scale networks, and clarify the notion of connection strength among them. By enriching the description of large-scale networks, this approach may improve our understanding of fundamental principles of healthy brain organization. Notably, it may also better define the substrate of prevalent brain disorders, including stroke, autism, as well as drug-resistant epilepsies that are each characterized by intriguing interactions between local anomalies and network-level perturbations.
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- Sara Larivière
- 1 Multimodal Imaging and Connectome Analysis Laboratory, McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- 1 Multimodal Imaging and Connectome Analysis Laboratory, McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- 1 Multimodal Imaging and Connectome Analysis Laboratory, McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- 1 Multimodal Imaging and Connectome Analysis Laboratory, McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.,2 NeuroImaging of Epilepsy Laboratory, McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- 3 Network Neuroscience Laboratory, McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- 2 NeuroImaging of Epilepsy Laboratory, McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- 2 NeuroImaging of Epilepsy Laboratory, McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- 4 Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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- 1 Multimodal Imaging and Connectome Analysis Laboratory, McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Yan CQ, Wang X, Huo JW, Zhou P, Li JL, Wang ZY, Zhang J, Fu QN, Wang XR, Liu CZ, Liu QQ. Abnormal Global Brain Functional Connectivity in Primary Insomnia Patients: A Resting-State Functional MRI Study. Front Neurol 2018; 9:856. [PMID: 30450072 PMCID: PMC6224336 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background: Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies have uncovered the disruptions of functional brain networks in primary insomnia (PI) patients. However, the etiology and pathogenesis underlying this disorder remains ambiguous, and the insomnia related symptoms are influenced by a complex network organization in the brain. The purpose of this study was to explore the abnormal intrinsic functional hubs in PI patients using a voxel-wise degree centrality (DC) analysis and seed-based functional connectivity (FC) approach. Methods: A total of 26 PI patients and 28 healthy controls were enrolled, and they underwent resting-state fMRI. Degree centrality was measured across the whole brain, and group differences in DC were compared. The peak points, which significantly altered DC between the two groups, were defined as the seed regions and were further used to calculate FC of the whole brain. Later, correlation analyses were performed between the changes in brain function and clinical features. Results: Primary insomnia patients showed DC values lower than healthy controls in the left inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) and middle temporal gyrus (MTG) and showed a higher DC value in the right precuneus. The seed-based analyses demonstrated decreased FC between the left MTG and the left posterior cingulate cortex (PCC), and decreased FC was observed between the right precuneus and the right lateral occipital cortex. Reduced DC in the left IFG and decreased FC in the left PCC were positively correlated with the Pittsburgh sleep quality index and the insomnia severity index. Conclusions: This study revealed that PI patients exhibited abnormal intrinsic functional hubs in the left IFG, MTG, and the right precuneus, as well as abnormal seed-based FC in these hubs. These results contribute to better understanding of how brain function influences the symptoms of PI.
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- Chao-Qun Yan
- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.,Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Suo X, Lei D, Li L, Li W, Dai J, Wang S, He M, Zhu H, Kemp GJ, Gong Q. Psychoradiological patterns of small-world properties and a systematic review of connectome studies of patients with 6 major psychiatric disorders. J Psychiatry Neurosci 2018; 43:427. [PMID: 30375837 PMCID: PMC6203546 DOI: 10.1503/jpn.170214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Revised: 01/07/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background Brain connectome research based on graph theoretical analysis shows that small-world topological properties play an important role in the structural and functional alterations observed in patients with psychiatric disorders. However, the reported global topological alterations in small-world properties are controversial, are not consistently conceptualized according to agreed-upon criteria, and are not critically examined for consistent alterations in patients with each major psychiatric disorder. Methods Based on a comprehensive PubMed search, we systematically reviewed studies using noninvasive neuroimaging data and graph theoretical approaches for 6 major psychiatric disorders: schizophrenia, major depressive disorder (MDD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder (BD), obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Here, we describe the main patterns of altered small-world properties and then systematically review the evidence for these alterations in the structural and functional connectome in patients with these disorders. Results We selected 40 studies of schizophrenia, 33 studies of MDD, 5 studies of ADHD, 5 studies of BD, 7 studies of OCD and 5 studies of PTSD. The following 4 patterns of altered small-world properties are defined from theperspectives of segregation and integration: "regularization," "randomization," "stronger small-worldization" and "weaker small-worldization." Although more differences than similarities are noted in patients with these disorders, a prominent trend is the structural regularization versus functional randomization in patients with schizophrenia. Limitations Differences in demographic and clinical characteristics, preprocessing steps and analytical methods can produce contradictory results, increasing the difficulty of integrating results across different studies. Conclusion Four psychoradiological patterns of altered small-world properties are proposed. The analysis of altered smallworld properties may provide novel insights into the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders from a connectomic perspective. In future connectome studies, the global network measures of both segregation and integration should be calculated to fully evaluate altered small-world properties in patients with a particular disease.
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- Xueling Suo
- From the Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041 China (Suo, Lei, Li, Gong); the Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK (Lei); the Department of Psychoradiology, Chengdu Mental Health Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Dai, Wang, He); the Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Zhu); the Liverpool Magnetic Resonance Imaging Centre (LiMRIC) and Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK (Kemp); and the Department of Psychology, School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Gong)
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- From the Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041 China (Suo, Lei, Li, Gong); the Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK (Lei); the Department of Psychoradiology, Chengdu Mental Health Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Dai, Wang, He); the Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Zhu); the Liverpool Magnetic Resonance Imaging Centre (LiMRIC) and Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK (Kemp); and the Department of Psychology, School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Gong)
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- From the Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041 China (Suo, Lei, Li, Gong); the Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK (Lei); the Department of Psychoradiology, Chengdu Mental Health Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Dai, Wang, He); the Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Zhu); the Liverpool Magnetic Resonance Imaging Centre (LiMRIC) and Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK (Kemp); and the Department of Psychology, School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Gong)
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- From the Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041 China (Suo, Lei, Li, Gong); the Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK (Lei); the Department of Psychoradiology, Chengdu Mental Health Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Dai, Wang, He); the Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Zhu); the Liverpool Magnetic Resonance Imaging Centre (LiMRIC) and Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK (Kemp); and the Department of Psychology, School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Gong)
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- From the Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041 China (Suo, Lei, Li, Gong); the Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK (Lei); the Department of Psychoradiology, Chengdu Mental Health Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Dai, Wang, He); the Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Zhu); the Liverpool Magnetic Resonance Imaging Centre (LiMRIC) and Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK (Kemp); and the Department of Psychology, School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Gong)
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- From the Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041 China (Suo, Lei, Li, Gong); the Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK (Lei); the Department of Psychoradiology, Chengdu Mental Health Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Dai, Wang, He); the Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Zhu); the Liverpool Magnetic Resonance Imaging Centre (LiMRIC) and Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK (Kemp); and the Department of Psychology, School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Gong)
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- From the Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041 China (Suo, Lei, Li, Gong); the Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK (Lei); the Department of Psychoradiology, Chengdu Mental Health Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Dai, Wang, He); the Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Zhu); the Liverpool Magnetic Resonance Imaging Centre (LiMRIC) and Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK (Kemp); and the Department of Psychology, School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Gong)
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- From the Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041 China (Suo, Lei, Li, Gong); the Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK (Lei); the Department of Psychoradiology, Chengdu Mental Health Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Dai, Wang, He); the Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Zhu); the Liverpool Magnetic Resonance Imaging Centre (LiMRIC) and Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK (Kemp); and the Department of Psychology, School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Gong)
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- From the Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041 China (Suo, Lei, Li, Gong); the Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK (Lei); the Department of Psychoradiology, Chengdu Mental Health Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Dai, Wang, He); the Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Zhu); the Liverpool Magnetic Resonance Imaging Centre (LiMRIC) and Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK (Kemp); and the Department of Psychology, School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Gong)
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- From the Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041 China (Suo, Lei, Li, Gong); the Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK (Lei); the Department of Psychoradiology, Chengdu Mental Health Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Dai, Wang, He); the Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Zhu); the Liverpool Magnetic Resonance Imaging Centre (LiMRIC) and Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK (Kemp); and the Department of Psychology, School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (Gong)
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Chen B. Abnormal cortical region and subsystem complexity in dynamical functional connectivity of chronic schizophrenia: A new graph index for fMRI analysis. J Neurosci Methods 2018; 311:28-37. [PMID: 30316890 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2018.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2018] [Revised: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Schizophrenia is a predominant product of pathological alterations distributed throughout interconnected neural systems. Designing new objectively diagnostic methods are burning questions. Dynamical functional connectivity (DFCs) methodology based on fMRI data is an effective lever to investigate changeability evolution in macroscopic neural activity patterns underlying critical aspects of cognition and behavior. However, region properties of brain architecture have been less investigated by special indexes of dynamical graph in general mental disorders. METHODS Embracing the network dynamics concept, we introduce topology entropy index (TE-scores) which is focused on time-varying aspects of FCs, hence develop a new framework for researching the dysfunctional roots of schizophrenia in holism significance. In this work, the important process is to uncover noticeable regions endowed with antagonistic stance in TE-scores of between morbid and normal DFCs of 63 healthy controls (HCs) and 57 chronic schizophrenia patients (SZs). RESULTS For the whole brain region levels, right olfactory, right hippocampus, left parahippocampal gyrus, right parahippocampal gyrus, left amygdala, and left cuneus in SZs are endowed with significantly different TE-scores. At brain subsystems level, TE-scores in DMN are abnormal in the SZs. Comparison with existing method(s): Topology entropy in DFCs is introduced to explore the dynamical information organization of diverse regions and their abnormal changes in mental illness. Several classical graph indexes (such as degree strength, betweenness, centrality) in the static brain network measure the region importance of FCs under senses of information integration and separation process. Although highly related to degree strength by comparing the corresponding values, topology entropy further explores the regions' aberrant adaptability of functional contact and function switching. CONCLUSION TE-scores of abnormal regions in SZs are associated to the passive apathetic social withdrawal, unusual thought content, disturbance of volition, preoccupation, active social avoidance and hallucinatory symptoms. Thought the strict contrastive study, it is worth stressing that topology entropy is a meaningful biological marker to excavating schizophrenic psychopathology.
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- Bo Chen
- School of Science, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310018, PR China.
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Liu Z, Zhang J, Xie X, Rolls ET, Sun J, Zhang K, Jiao Z, Chen Q, Zhang J, Qiu J, Feng J. Neural and genetic determinants of creativity. Neuroimage 2018. [PMID: 29518564 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.02.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Creative thinking plays a vital role in almost all aspects of human life. However, little is known about the neural and genetic mechanisms underlying creative thinking. Based on a cross-validation based predictive framework, we searched from the whole-brain connectome (34,716 functional connectivities) and whole genome data (309,996 SNPs) in two datasets (all collected by Southwest University, Chongqing) consisting of altogether 236 subjects, for a better understanding of the brain and genetic underpinning of creativity. Using the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking score, we found that high figural creativity is mainly related to high functional connectivity between the executive control, attention, and memory retrieval networks (strong top-down effects); and to low functional connectivity between the default mode network, the ventral attention network, and the subcortical and primary sensory networks (weak bottom-up processing) in the first dataset (consisting of 138 subjects). High creativity also correlates significantly with mutations of genes coding for both excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters. Combining the brain connectome and the genomic data we can predict individuals' creativity scores with an accuracy of 78.4%, which is significantly better than prediction using single modality data (gene or functional connectivity), indicating the importance of combining multi-modality data. Our neuroimaging prediction model built upon the first dataset was cross-validated by a completely new dataset of 98 subjects (r = 0.267, p = 0.0078) with an accuracy of 64.6%. In addition, the creativity-related functional connectivity network we identified in the first dataset was still significantly correlated with the creativity score in the new dataset (p<10-3). In summary, our research demonstrates that strong top-down control versus weak bottom-up processes underlie creativity, which is modulated by competition between the glutamate and GABA neurotransmitter systems. Our work provides the first insights into both the neural and the genetic bases of creativity.
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- Zhaowen Liu
- School of Computer Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, Shannxi, PR China
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Brain Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China.
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Brain Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China; Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK; Oxford Centre for Computational Neuroscience, Oxford UK
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- Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality (SWU), Ministry of Education, Chongqing, PR China; School of Psychology, Southwest University (SWU), Chongqing, PR China
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- Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Temple University, 1801 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Brain Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China; Shanghai Center for Mathematical Sciences, Shanghai, 200433, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality (SWU), Ministry of Education, Chongqing, PR China; School of Psychology, Southwest University (SWU), Chongqing, PR China
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- School of Computer Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, Shannxi, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality (SWU), Ministry of Education, Chongqing, PR China; School of Psychology, Southwest University (SWU), Chongqing, PR China; Southwest University Branch, Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment Toward Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China.
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Brain Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China; Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK; Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, PR China; Shanghai Center for Mathematical Sciences, Shanghai, 200433, PR China; Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, PR China.
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Du H, Xia M, Zhao K, Liao X, Yang H, Wang Y, He Y. PAGANI Toolkit: Parallel graph-theoretical analysis package for brain network big data. Hum Brain Mapp 2018; 39:1869-1885. [PMID: 29417688 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Revised: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The recent collection of unprecedented quantities of neuroimaging data with high spatial resolution has led to brain network big data. However, a toolkit for fast and scalable computational solutions is still lacking. Here, we developed the PArallel Graph-theoretical ANalysIs (PAGANI) Toolkit based on a hybrid central processing unit-graphics processing unit (CPU-GPU) framework with a graphical user interface to facilitate the mapping and characterization of high-resolution brain networks. Specifically, the toolkit provides flexible parameters for users to customize computations of graph metrics in brain network analyses. As an empirical example, the PAGANI Toolkit was applied to individual voxel-based brain networks with ∼200,000 nodes that were derived from a resting-state fMRI dataset of 624 healthy young adults from the Human Connectome Project. Using a personal computer, this toolbox completed all computations in ∼27 h for one subject, which is markedly less than the 118 h required with a single-thread implementation. The voxel-based functional brain networks exhibited prominent small-world characteristics and densely connected hubs, which were mainly located in the medial and lateral fronto-parietal cortices. Moreover, the female group had significantly higher modularity and nodal betweenness centrality mainly in the medial/lateral fronto-parietal and occipital cortices than the male group. Significant correlations between the intelligence quotient and nodal metrics were also observed in several frontal regions. Collectively, the PAGANI Toolkit shows high computational performance and good scalability for analyzing connectome big data and provides a friendly interface without the complicated configuration of computing environments, thereby facilitating high-resolution connectomics research in health and disease.
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- Haixiao Du
- Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.,IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.,IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.,IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Li Z, Chen R, Guan M, Wang E, Qian T, Zhao C, Zou Z, Beck T, Shi D, Wang M, Zhang H, Li Y. Disrupted brain network topology in chronic insomnia disorder: A resting-state fMRI study. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL 2018; 18:178-185. [PMID: 29387533 PMCID: PMC5789127 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2018.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2017] [Revised: 12/26/2017] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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This study investigated the topological characteristics of brain functional networks in chronic insomnia disorder (CID) patients. The resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging and graph theory analysis method were applied to investigate the brain functional connectome patterns among 45 CID patients and 32 healthy controls. The brain functional connectome was constructed by thresholding partial correlation matrices of 90 brain regions from an automated anatomical labeling atlas. The topologic properties of brain functional connectomes at both global and nodal levels were tested. The CID patients had decreased number of module (p = .014) and hierarchy (p = .038), and increased assortativity (p = .035). Furthermore, some brain regions located in the default mode network, dorsal attention network, and sensory-motor network in these patients showed altered nodal centralities. Within these areas, the node betweenness of right central paracentral lobule had positive correlation with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score (R = 0.319, p = .039). The results imply that functional disruptions of CID patients may be related to disruptions in global and regional topological organization of the brain functional connectome, and provide new and important insights to understand the pathophysiological mechanisms of CID. Chronic insomnia disorder (CID) patients had disrupted global topological properties. Many brain regions of CID patients showed altered nodal centralities involving three different resting networks. Functional disruption of right central paracentral lobule may be a target for therapeutic intervention in pediatric CID. The disruption of topological organization might be explain the mechanism/reason of functional disruptions of CID.
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- Zhonglin Li
- People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Department of Radiology, China; Henan Key Laboratory for Medical Imaging of Neurological Diseases, Department of Functional Imaging, China
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- People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Department of Radiology, China; Henan Key Laboratory for Medical Imaging of Neurological Diseases, Department of Functional Imaging, China
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- People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Department of Radiology, China; Henan Key Laboratory for Medical Imaging of Neurological Diseases, Department of Functional Imaging, China
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- People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Department of Radiology, China; Henan Key Laboratory for Medical Imaging of Neurological Diseases, Department of Functional Imaging, China
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- Siemens Healthcare, MR Collaboration, NEA, Beijing, China
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- People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Department of Radiology, China; Henan Key Laboratory for Medical Imaging of Neurological Diseases, Department of Functional Imaging, China
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- People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Department of Radiology, China; Henan Key Laboratory for Medical Imaging of Neurological Diseases, Department of Functional Imaging, China
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- Siemens Healthcare, MR Strategy and Innovation, Erlangen, Germany
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- People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Department of Radiology, China; Henan Key Laboratory for Medical Imaging of Neurological Diseases, Department of Functional Imaging, China
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- People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Department of Radiology, China; Henan Key Laboratory for Medical Imaging of Neurological Diseases, Department of Functional Imaging, China
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- People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Department of Neurology, China.
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- People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Department of Radiology, China; Henan Key Laboratory for Medical Imaging of Neurological Diseases, Department of Functional Imaging, China.
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Cao M, Huang H, He Y. Developmental Connectomics from Infancy through Early Childhood. Trends Neurosci 2017; 40:494-506. [PMID: 28684174 PMCID: PMC5975640 DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2017.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Revised: 06/05/2017] [Accepted: 06/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
The human brain undergoes rapid growth in both structure and function from infancy through early childhood, and this significantly influences cognitive and behavioral development in later life. A newly emerging research framework, developmental connectomics, provides unprecedented opportunities for exploring the developing brain through non-invasive mapping of structural and functional connectivity patterns. Within this framework, we review recent neuroimaging and neurophysiological studies investigating connectome development from 20 postmenstrual weeks to 5 years of age. Specifically, we highlight five fundamental principles of brain network development during the critical first years of life, emphasizing strengthened segregation/integration balance, a remarkable hierarchical order from primary to higher-order regions, unparalleled structural and functional maturations, substantial individual variability, and high vulnerability to risk factors and developmental disorders.
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- Miao Cao
- 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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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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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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Soriano MC, Niso G, Clements J, Ortín S, Carrasco S, Gudín M, Mirasso CR, Pereda E. Automated Detection of Epileptic Biomarkers in Resting-State Interictal MEG Data. Front Neuroinform 2017; 11:43. [PMID: 28713260 PMCID: PMC5491593 DOI: 10.3389/fninf.2017.00043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Accepted: 06/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Certain differences between brain networks of healthy and epilectic subjects have been reported even during the interictal activity, in which no epileptic seizures occur. Here, magnetoencephalography (MEG) data recorded in the resting state is used to discriminate between healthy subjects and patients with either idiopathic generalized epilepsy or frontal focal epilepsy. Signal features extracted from interictal periods without any epileptiform activity are used to train a machine learning algorithm to draw a diagnosis. This is potentially relevant to patients without frequent or easily detectable spikes. To analyze the data, we use an up-to-date machine learning algorithm and explore the benefits of including different features obtained from the MEG data as inputs to the algorithm. We find that the relative power spectral density of the MEG time-series is sufficient to distinguish between healthy and epileptic subjects with a high prediction accuracy. We also find that a combination of features such as the phase-locked value and the relative power spectral density allow to discriminate generalized and focal epilepsy, when these features are calculated over a filtered version of the signals in certain frequency bands. Machine learning algorithms are currently being applied to the analysis and classification of brain signals. It is, however, less evident to identify the proper features of these signals that are prone to be used in such machine learning algorithms. Here, we evaluate the influence of the input feature selection on a clinical scenario to distinguish between healthy and epileptic subjects. Our results indicate that such distinction is possible with a high accuracy (86%), allowing the discrimination between idiopathic generalized and frontal focal epilepsy types.
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- Miguel C Soriano
- Instituto de Física Interdisciplinar y Sistemas Complejos, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Campus Universitat Illes BalearsPalma de Mallorca, Spain
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- McConnell Brain Imaging Center, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill UniversityMontreal, QC, Canada.,Laboratory of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience, Center of Biomedical Technology, Politechnical University of MadridMadrid, Spain
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke UniversityDurham, NC, United States
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- Instituto de Física Interdisciplinar y Sistemas Complejos, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Campus Universitat Illes BalearsPalma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Teaching General Hospital of Ciudad RealCiudad Real, Spain
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- Teaching General Hospital of Ciudad RealCiudad Real, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Interdisciplinar y Sistemas Complejos, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Campus Universitat Illes BalearsPalma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Laboratory of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience, Center of Biomedical Technology, Politechnical University of MadridMadrid, Spain.,Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering Group, Department of Industrial Engineering, Instituto Universitario de Neurociencia, Universidad de La LagunaTenerife, Spain
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