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Brain network similarity: methods and applications.

Ahmad Mheich¹, Fabrice Wendling¹, Mahmoud Hassan¹

¹Laboratoire Traitement du Signal et de l'Image, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Rennes, France.

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Summary

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Comparing complex brain networks is essential. This study reviews methods for quantifying graph similarity in brain networks, highlighting applications like object categorization.

Keywords:

Brain networks Graph comparison Graph matching Network similarity

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Graph Theory
Network Science

Background:

Graph theory effectively characterizes complex brain networks.
Quantitative comparison of brain networks is underdeveloped but crucial for network neuroscience.
Comparing brain networks is mandatory for various applications.

Purpose of the Study:

To discuss the state-of-the-art, challenges, and tools for comparing brain networks.
To introduce the graph similarity problem in brain network analysis.
To explore potential applications of brain network similarity.

Main Methods:

Review of existing metrics and algorithms for graph comparison.
Description of the methodological background, strengths, and limitations of comparison tools.
Application of network similarity to normal brain networks.

Main Results:

Demonstration of brain network similarity for building a 'network of networks'.
Insights into object categorization in the human brain using network similarity.
Evaluation of the potential and limitations of current graph comparison methods.

Conclusions:

Quantitative comparison of brain networks is a critical area with developing methodologies.
Network similarity offers novel insights into cognitive functions like object categorization.
Future research should focus on advancing network similarity methods and exploring new applications.