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Analysis of the Structural-Functional Organization of a Counting Task in the Context of a Study of Executive Functions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11055-019-00789-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Akkalkotkar A, Brown KS. An algorithm for separation of mixed sparse and Gaussian sources. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0175775. [PMID: 28414814 PMCID: PMC5393591 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 03/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Independent component analysis (ICA) is a ubiquitous method for decomposing complex signal mixtures into a small set of statistically independent source signals. However, in cases in which the signal mixture consists of both nongaussian and Gaussian sources, the Gaussian sources will not be recoverable by ICA and will pollute estimates of the nongaussian sources. Therefore, it is desirable to have methods for mixed ICA/PCA which can separate mixtures of Gaussian and nongaussian sources. For mixtures of purely Gaussian sources, principal component analysis (PCA) can provide a basis for the Gaussian subspace. We introduce a new method for mixed ICA/PCA which we call Mixed ICA/PCA via Reproducibility Stability (MIPReSt). Our method uses a repeated estimations technique to rank sources by reproducibility, combined with decomposition of multiple subsamplings of the original data matrix. These multiple decompositions allow us to assess component stability as the size of the data matrix changes, which can be used to determinine the dimension of the nongaussian subspace in a mixture. We demonstrate the utility of MIPReSt for signal mixtures consisting of simulated sources and real-word (speech) sources, as well as mixture of unknown composition.
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- Ameya Akkalkotkar
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States of America
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States of America
- Departments of Physics, and Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States of America
- Institute for Systems Genomics and CT Institute for the Brain & Cognitive Sciences, Storrs, CT, United States of America
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Gilson M, Moreno-Bote R, Ponce-Alvarez A, Ritter P, Deco G. Estimation of Directed Effective Connectivity from fMRI Functional Connectivity Hints at Asymmetries of Cortical Connectome. PLoS Comput Biol 2016; 12:e1004762. [PMID: 26982185 PMCID: PMC4794215 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The brain exhibits complex spatio-temporal patterns of activity. This phenomenon is governed by an interplay between the internal neural dynamics of cortical areas and their connectivity. Uncovering this complex relationship has raised much interest, both for theory and the interpretation of experimental data (e.g., fMRI recordings) using dynamical models. Here we focus on the so-called inverse problem: the inference of network parameters in a cortical model to reproduce empirically observed activity. Although it has received a lot of interest, recovering directed connectivity for large networks has been rather unsuccessful so far. The present study specifically addresses this point for a noise-diffusion network model. We develop a Lyapunov optimization that iteratively tunes the network connectivity in order to reproduce second-order moments of the node activity, or functional connectivity. We show theoretically and numerically that the use of covariances with both zero and non-zero time shifts is the key to infer directed connectivity. The first main theoretical finding is that an accurate estimation of the underlying network connectivity requires that the time shift for covariances is matched with the time constant of the dynamical system. In addition to the network connectivity, we also adjust the intrinsic noise received by each network node. The framework is applied to experimental fMRI data recorded for subjects at rest. Diffusion-weighted MRI data provide an estimate of anatomical connections, which is incorporated to constrain the cortical model. The empirical covariance structure is reproduced faithfully, especially its temporal component (i.e., time-shifted covariances) in addition to the spatial component that is usually the focus of studies. We find that the cortical interactions, referred to as effective connectivity, in the tuned model are not reciprocal. In particular, hubs are either receptors or feeders: they do not exhibit both strong incoming and outgoing connections. Our results sets a quantitative ground to explore the propagation of activity in the cortex. The study of interactions between different cortical regions at rest or during a task has considerably developed in the past decades thanks to progress in non-invasive imaging techniques, such as fMRI, EEG and MEG. These techniques have revealed that distant cortical areas exhibit specific correlated activity during the resting state, also called functional connectivity (FC). Moreover, recent studies have highlighted the possible role of white-matter projections between cortical regions in shaping these activity patterns. This structural connectivity (SC) can be estimated using MRI, which measures the probability for two areas to be connected via the density of neural fibers. However, this does not provide the strengths of dynamical interactions. Many methods have thus been developed to estimate the connectivity between neural populations in the cortex that is hypothesized to shape FC. The strengths of these dynamical interactions are called effective connectivity (EC). We use a cortical model that combines information from Diffusion-weighted MRI (dwMRI) and fMRI in order to estimate EC. We demonstrate theoretically that directed C can be inferred using time-shifted covariances. The key point of our method is the use of temporal information from FC at the scale of the whole network. Applying our model on experimental fMRI data at rest, we estimate the asymmetry of intracortical connectivity. Obtaining an accurate EC estimate is essential to analyze its graph properties, such as hubs. In particular, directed connectivity links to the asymmetry between input and output EC strengths of each node, which characterizes feeder and receiver hubs in the cortical network.
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- Matthieu Gilson
- Center for Brain Cognition, Dept of Technology and Information, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Research Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu and Universitat de Barcelona, Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
- Serra Húnter Fellow Programme, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Center for Brain Cognition, Dept of Technology and Information, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Minerva Research Group Brain Modes, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Charité - University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
- Bernstein Focus State Dependencies of Learning & Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin School of Mind and Brain & Mind and Brain Institute, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Brain Cognition, Dept of Technology and Information, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de la Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Universitat Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Sigala R, Haufe S, Roy D, Dinse HR, Ritter P. The role of alpha-rhythm states in perceptual learning: insights from experiments and computational models. Front Comput Neurosci 2014; 8:36. [PMID: 24772077 PMCID: PMC3983484 DOI: 10.3389/fncom.2014.00036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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During the past two decades growing evidence indicates that brain oscillations in the alpha band (~10 Hz) not only reflect an "idle" state of cortical activity, but also take a more active role in the generation of complex cognitive functions. A recent study shows that more than 60% of the observed inter-subject variability in perceptual learning can be ascribed to ongoing alpha activity. This evidence indicates a significant role of alpha oscillations for perceptual learning and hence motivates to explore the potential underlying mechanisms. Hence, it is the purpose of this review to highlight existent evidence that ascribes intrinsic alpha oscillations a role in shaping our ability to learn. In the review, we disentangle the alpha rhythm into different neural signatures that control information processing within individual functional building blocks of perceptual learning. We further highlight computational studies that shed light on potential mechanisms regarding how alpha oscillations may modulate information transfer and connectivity changes relevant for learning. To enable testing of those model based hypotheses, we emphasize the need for multidisciplinary approaches combining assessment of behavior and multi-scale neuronal activity, active modulation of ongoing brain states and computational modeling to reveal the mathematical principles of the complex neuronal interactions. In particular we highlight the relevance of multi-scale modeling frameworks such as the one currently being developed by "The Virtual Brain" project.
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- Rodrigo Sigala
- Department Neurology, Charité—University MedicineBerlin, Germany
- Bernstein Focus State Dependencies of Learning, Bernstein Center for Computational NeuroscienceBerlin, Germany
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- Department Neurology, Charité—University MedicineBerlin, Germany
- Bernstein Focus State Dependencies of Learning, Bernstein Center for Computational NeuroscienceBerlin, Germany
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- Department Neurology, Charité—University MedicineBerlin, Germany
- Bernstein Focus State Dependencies of Learning, Bernstein Center for Computational NeuroscienceBerlin, Germany
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- Neural Plasticity Lab, Institute for Neuroinformatics, Ruhr-University BochumBochum, Germany
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- Department Neurology, Charité—University MedicineBerlin, Germany
- Bernstein Focus State Dependencies of Learning, Bernstein Center for Computational NeuroscienceBerlin, Germany
- Minerva Research Group BrainModes, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain SciencesLeipzig, Germany
- Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Mind and Brain Institute, Humboldt UniversityBerlin, Germany
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Low-Dimensional Dynamics of Resting-State Cortical Activity. Brain Topogr 2013; 27:338-52. [DOI: 10.1007/s10548-013-0319-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2013] [Accepted: 09/23/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Reproducible paired sources from concurrent EEG-fMRI data using BICAR. J Neurosci Methods 2013; 219:205-19. [PMID: 23933055 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2013.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Revised: 07/22/2013] [Accepted: 07/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We introduce BICAR, an algorithm for obtaining robust, reproducible pairs of temporal and spatial components at the individual subject level from concurrent electroencephalographic and functional magnetic resonance imaging data. BICAR assigns a task-independent measure of component quality, reproducibility, to each paired source. Under BICAR a reproducibility cutoff is derived that can be used to objectively discard spuriously paired EEG-fMRI components. BICAR is run on minimally processed data: fMRI images undergo the standard preprocessing steps (alignment, motion correction, etc.) and EEG data, after scanner artifact removal, are simply bandpass filtered. This minimal processing allows the secondary scoring of the same set of BICAR components for a variety of different endpoint analyses; in this manuscript we propose a general method for scoring components for task event synchronization (evoked response analysis), but scoring using many other criteria, for example frequency content, are possible. BICAR is applied to five subjects performing a visual search task, and among the most reproducible components we find biologically relevant paired sources involved in visual processing, motor planning, execution, and attention.
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Aram P, Freestone DR, Dewar M, Scerri K, Jirsa V, Grayden DB, Kadirkamanathan V. Spatiotemporal multi-resolution approximation of the Amari type neural field model. Neuroimage 2012; 66:88-102. [PMID: 23116813 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.10.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2012] [Revised: 08/23/2012] [Accepted: 10/13/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Neural fields are spatially continuous state variables described by integro-differential equations, which are well suited to describe the spatiotemporal evolution of cortical activations on multiple scales. Here we develop a multi-resolution approximation (MRA) framework for the integro-difference equation (IDE) neural field model based on semi-orthogonal cardinal B-spline wavelets. In this way, a flexible framework is created, whereby both macroscopic and microscopic behavior of the system can be represented simultaneously. State and parameter estimation is performed using the expectation maximization (EM) algorithm. A synthetic example is provided to demonstrate the framework.
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- P Aram
- Theoretical Neuroscience Group, UMR 1106, Institut de Neurosciences des Systemes, 13385 Marseille, France; Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
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- NeuroEngineering Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; The Bionics Institute, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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- Department of Systems and Control Engineering, University of Malta, Msida, MSD, Malta.
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- Theoretical Neuroscience Group, UMR 1106, Institut de Neurosciences des Systemes, 13385 Marseille, France.
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- NeuroEngineering Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; The Bionics Institute, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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- Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
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Freyer F, Reinacher M, Nolte G, Dinse HR, Ritter P. Repetitive tactile stimulation changes resting-state functional connectivity-implications for treatment of sensorimotor decline. Front Hum Neurosci 2012; 6:144. [PMID: 22654748 PMCID: PMC3358755 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2012.00144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2012] [Accepted: 05/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Neurological disorders and physiological aging can lead to a decline of perceptual abilities. In contrast to the conventional therapeutic approach that comprises intensive training and practicing, passive repetitive sensory stimulation (RSS) has recently gained increasing attention as an alternative to countervail the sensory decline by improving perceptual abilities without the need of active participation. A particularly effective type of high-frequency RSS, utilizing Hebbian learning principles, improves perceptual acuity as well as sensorimotor functions and has been successfully applied to treat chronic stroke patients and elderly subjects. High-frequency RSS has been shown to induce plastic changes of somatosensory cortex such as representational map reorganization, but its impact on the brain's ongoing network activity and resting-state functional connectivity has not been investigated so far. Here, we applied high-frequency RSS in healthy human subjects and analyzed resting state Electroencephalography (EEG) functional connectivity patterns before and after RSS by means of imaginary coherency (ImCoh), a frequency-specific connectivity measure which is known to reduce over-estimation biases due to volume conduction and common reference. Thirty minutes of passive high-frequency RSS lead to significant ImCoh-changes of the resting state mu-rhythm in the individual upper alpha frequency band within distributed sensory and motor cortical areas. These stimulation induced distributed functional connectivity changes likely underlie the previously observed improvement in sensorimotor integration.
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- Frank Freyer
- Bernstein Focus State Dependencies of Learning and Bernstein Center for Computational NeuroscienceBerlin, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Charité University MedicineBerlin, Germany
- Institute for Neuroinformatics, Neural Plasticity Lab, Ruhr-University BochumGermany
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- Bernstein Focus State Dependencies of Learning and Bernstein Center for Computational NeuroscienceBerlin, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Charité University MedicineBerlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfHamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Neuroinformatics, Neural Plasticity Lab, Ruhr-University BochumGermany
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- Bernstein Focus State Dependencies of Learning and Bernstein Center for Computational NeuroscienceBerlin, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Charité University MedicineBerlin, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain SciencesLeipzig, Germany
- Berlin School of Mind and Brain and Mind and Brain Institute, Humboldt UniversityBerlin, Germany
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Terry JR, Ritter P, Daffertshofer A. BrainModes: the role of neuronal oscillations in health and disease. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2010; 105:1-4. [PMID: 21145909 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2010.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The core idea of complexity science--namely how macroscopic phenomena emerge from the interactions between microscopic quantities--is particularly relevant to the study of the human brain. It is in this context that the term "BrainModes" was adopted to explore how cooperative phenomena (or 'modes' of activity) occurring at one spatial or temporal scale give rise to coherent structures at other scales. This Special Issue reports the 2009 BrainModes Workshop, held in Bristol (December 2009) which focussed on the fusion of theoretical, computational, experimental and clinical methods for enhancing our understanding of the role played by neuronal oscillations in healthy and diseased brain states.
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Pinotsis DA, Friston KJ. Neural fields, spectral responses and lateral connections. Neuroimage 2010; 55:39-48. [PMID: 21138771 PMCID: PMC3049874 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.11.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2010] [Revised: 11/11/2010] [Accepted: 11/26/2010] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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This paper describes a neural field model for local (mesoscopic) dynamics on the cortical surface. Our focus is on sparse intrinsic connections that are characteristic of real cortical microcircuits. This sparsity is modelled with radial connectivity functions or kernels with non-central peaks. The ensuing analysis allows one to generate or predict spectral responses to known exogenous input or random fluctuations. Here, we characterise the effect of different connectivity architectures (the range, dispersion and propagation speed of intrinsic or lateral connections) and synaptic gains on spatiotemporal dynamics. Specifically, we look at spectral responses to random fluctuations and examine the ability of synaptic gain and connectivity parameters to induce Turing instabilities. We find that although the spatial deployment and speed of lateral connections can have a profound affect on the behaviour of spatial modes over different scales, only synaptic gain is capable of producing phase-transitions. We discuss the implications of these findings for the use of neural fields as generative models in dynamic causal modeling (DCM).
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- D A Pinotsis
- The Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, University College London, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK.
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