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Toward a connectivity gradient-based framework for reproducible biomarker discovery.

Seok-Jun Hong¹, Ting Xu², Aki Nikolaidis²

¹Center for the Developing Brain, Child Mind Institute, NY, USA; Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research, Institute for Basic Science, South Korea; Department of Biomedical Engineering, SungKyunKwan University, Suwon, South Korea.

|September 4, 2020

Summary

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Functional connectivity gradients derived from resting-state fMRI show promise for biomarker discovery. Optimal settings for reliability include linear dimensionality reduction, conservative thresholding, and longer scan times, enhancing predictive validity for neuroimaging biomarkers.

Keywords:

Dimensionality reduction Imaging biomarker Phenotype prediction, CCA Reliability Reproducibility

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Area of Science:

Neuroimaging and Computational Neuroscience
Brain Connectivity and Functional Organization

Background:

High dimensionality of fMRI data hinders reproducible biomarker discovery.
Connectivity gradients, derived from dimensionality reduction of resting-state fMRI, capture neurocognitively meaningful organizational principles.
These gradients show potential for differentiating individuals and clinical populations.

Purpose of the Study:

To critically assess the suitability of functional connectivity gradients for biomarker discovery.
To evaluate the reliability, reproducibility, and predictive validity of these gradients.
To systematically investigate the impact of analytical settings on gradient properties.

Main Methods:

Utilized Human Connectome Project and Midnight Scan Club datasets.
Assessed effects of dimensionality reduction algorithms (linear vs. non-linear), input data types (raw time series, functional connectivity), and fMRI time-series lengths.
Evaluated gradient reliability, reproducibility, and predictive validity against phenotypic scores.

Main Results:

Reproducibility of gradients correlates with variance explained and reliability.
Optimal conditions for high reliability include linear dimensionality reduction (PCA), conservative functional connectivity thresholding (95-97%), and longer fMRI time-series (≥20 min).
Reliable gradients achieved higher prediction accuracy for phenotypic scores than traditional edge-based measures.

Conclusions:

Functional connectivity gradients offer a promising low-dimensional, multivariate approach for neuroimaging biomarker discovery.
Reliability is a critical prerequisite for the predictive validity of connectivity gradients.
Systematic exploration of analytical parameter spaces is crucial for optimizing new neuroimaging methods.