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Subject identification using edge-centric functional connectivity.

Youngheun Jo¹, Joshua Faskowitz¹, Farnaz Zamani Esfahlani²

¹Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA; Cognitive Science Program, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.

|June 4, 2021

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This study introduces an edge-centric model for functional connectivity, improving the identification of individual brain network differences. This method enhances subject identifiability compared to traditional node-based approaches, crucial for understanding behavior and clinical interventions.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Network Science
Brain Imaging

Background:

Group-level brain studies overlook individual differences in neural organization.
Understanding subject-specific network features is vital for behavioral neuroscience and clinical applications.
Existing 'fingerprinting' methods use nodal functional connectivity (nFC) to identify unique brain patterns.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a complementary edge-centric model of functional connectivity (eFC) to capture individual brain differences.
To evaluate the robustness and effectiveness of eFC for subject identifiability across datasets and parcellations.
To explore how identifiability varies across different spatial scales and brain region types.

Main Methods:

Developed and applied an edge-centric model focusing on the co-fluctuations of functional connectivity edges.
Compared subject identifiability using whole-brain eFC versus traditional nodal FC (nFC).
Analyzed identifiability at various spatial scales (nodes, systems, clusters via k-means) and identified key brain regions.
Investigated methods to improve eFC identifiability using principal component analysis.

Main Results:

Whole-brain eFC demonstrated superior subject identifiability compared to nFC across diverse datasets and parcellations.
Heteromodal brain regions consistently showed higher identifiability than unimodal, sensorimotor, and limbic regions across spatial scales.
Reconstructing eFC using selected principal components further enhanced subject identifiability.

Conclusions:

The edge-centric network model is a powerful tool for capturing meaningful subject-specific brain features.
eFC offers improved identifiability over nFC, advancing the study of individual differences in neural organization.
This approach provides a foundation for future research into individual variations in brain networks.