Subject identification using edge-centric functional connectivity
Group-level studies do not capture individual differences in network organization, an important prerequisite for understanding neural substrates shaping behavior and for developing interventions in clinical conditions. Recent studies have employed ‘fingerprinting’ analyses on functional connectivity...
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doaj-b3777d2b9ebe406696c9006a89e3435d2021-07-25T04:41:58ZengElsevierNeuroImage1095-95722021-09-01238118204Subject identification using edge-centric functional connectivityYoungheun Jo0Joshua Faskowitz1Farnaz Zamani Esfahlani2Olaf Sporns3Richard F. Betzel4Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA; Cognitive Science Program, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USADepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA; Cognitive Science Program, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USADepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USADepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA; Cognitive Science Program, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA; Program in Neuroscience, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA; Network Science Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USACorresponding author at: Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.; Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA; Cognitive Science Program, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA; Program in Neuroscience, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA; Network Science Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USAGroup-level studies do not capture individual differences in network organization, an important prerequisite for understanding neural substrates shaping behavior and for developing interventions in clinical conditions. Recent studies have employed ‘fingerprinting’ analyses on functional connectivity to identify subjects’ idiosyncratic features. Here, we develop a complementary approach based on an edge-centric model of functional connectivity, which focuses on the co-fluctuations of edges. We first show whole-brain edge functional connectivity (eFC) to be a robust substrate that improves identifiability over nodal FC (nFC) across different datasets and parcellations. Next, we characterize subjects’ identifiability at different spatial scales, from single nodes to the level of functional systems and clusters using k-means clustering. Across spatial scales, we find that heteromodal brain regions exhibit consistently greater identifiability than unimodal, sensorimotor, and limbic regions. Lastly, we show that identifiability can be further improved by reconstructing eFC using specific subsets of its principal components. In summary, our results highlight the utility of the edge-centric network model for capturing meaningful subject-specific features and sets the stage for future investigations into individual differences using edge-centric models.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S105381192100481X |
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Subject identification using edge-centric functional connectivity |
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Group-level studies do not capture individual differences in network organization, an important prerequisite for understanding neural substrates shaping behavior and for developing interventions in clinical conditions. Recent studies have employed ‘fingerprinting’ analyses on functional connectivity to identify subjects’ idiosyncratic features. Here, we develop a complementary approach based on an edge-centric model of functional connectivity, which focuses on the co-fluctuations of edges. We first show whole-brain edge functional connectivity (eFC) to be a robust substrate that improves identifiability over nodal FC (nFC) across different datasets and parcellations. Next, we characterize subjects’ identifiability at different spatial scales, from single nodes to the level of functional systems and clusters using k-means clustering. Across spatial scales, we find that heteromodal brain regions exhibit consistently greater identifiability than unimodal, sensorimotor, and limbic regions. Lastly, we show that identifiability can be further improved by reconstructing eFC using specific subsets of its principal components. In summary, our results highlight the utility of the edge-centric network model for capturing meaningful subject-specific features and sets the stage for future investigations into individual differences using edge-centric models. |
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