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Testing frequency-domain causality in multivariate time series.

Luca Faes¹, Alberto Porta, Giandomenico Nollo

¹Biophysics and Biosignals Laboratory, BioTech, University of Trento, 38060 Trento, Italy. luca.faes@unitn.it

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This study introduces causal Fourier transform (CFT) surrogates for analyzing causality in multivariate time series. These new methods improve accuracy in detecting causal relationships in both simulated and biological data.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Biomedical Engineering
Time Series Analysis

Background:

Assessing causality in multivariate time series is crucial for understanding complex systems.
Traditional methods often struggle with accurately identifying direct and indirect causal influences.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel hypothesis-testing framework for frequency-domain causality assessment in multivariate time series.
To introduce causal Fourier transform (CFT) surrogates for enhanced causality detection.

Main Methods:

Extended traditional Fourier transform (FT) surrogate data generation for multivariate processes.
Developed causal FT (CFT) surrogates by manipulating FT phase to zero out specific causal interactions.
Utilized two zero-setting procedures (CFTd and CFTf) with directed coherence (DC) and partial DC (PDC) estimators.
Fitted multivariate autoregressive (MVAR) models to original series parameters.

Main Results:

Simulations showed CFTf and CFTd surrogates significantly outperform traditional FT surrogates in accuracy.
Application to human biological data (cardiorespiratory, EEG) revealed meaningful causal patterns.
CFT surrogates successfully identified expected cardiorespiratory and neurophysiological causal mechanisms.

Conclusions:

CFT surrogates provide a more accurate and reliable method for assessing spectral causality in multivariate time series.
The framework is effective for analyzing complex biological systems, offering insights into cardiorespiratory and neurophysiological interactions.