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    Area of Science:

    • Neuroscience
    • Psychiatry
    • Computational Biology

    Background:

    • Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a prevalent mental health condition.
    • Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is used to study brain connectivity in MDD.
    • Static functional network connectivity (sFNC) analysis often overlooks temporal brain dynamics.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the utility of dynamic functional network connectivity (dFNC) in identifying biomarkers for MDD.
    • To explore temporal patterns of brain connectivity using dFNC and machine learning.
    • To differentiate major depressive disorder patients from healthy controls based on brain network dynamics.

    Main Methods:

    • Applied k-means clustering to dFNC data from MDD and healthy control (HC) subjects to identify distinct brain states.
    • Utilized hidden Markov models (HMM) to analyze transition probabilities between these identified brain states.
    • Correlated HMM features with clinical symptom severity in MDD patients.

    Main Results:

    • Identified 5 distinct brain connectivity states using dFNC and k-means clustering.
    • Highlighted transition probabilities between brain states as potential biomarkers for MDD.
    • Observed a reduction in the transition probability from lightly-connected to highly-connected states with increasing MDD symptom severity.

    Conclusions:

    • Dynamic functional network connectivity (dFNC) offers valuable insights into the neurobiology of major depressive disorder (MDD).
    • Hidden Markov models (HMM) applied to dFNC show promise as biomarkers for MDD.
    • Changes in brain state transition probabilities correlate with MDD symptom severity, suggesting a potential objective measure.