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Edge-centric functional network predicts risk propensity in economic decision-making: evidence from a resting-state
Lin Jiang1,2, Qingqing Yang1,2, Runyang He1,2
1The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China.
Cerebral Cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)
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Summary
Resting-state brain network couplings predict gambling risk propensity. Edge community similarity networks reveal how brain activity patterns during rest can forecast individual differences in risk-taking behavior.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Computational Neuroscience
Background:
- Previous research linked brain functional connectivity to risk propensity.
- Predicting future risk decisions based on brain activity remains challenging.
Purpose of the Study:
- To apply an edge-centric method, the edge community similarity network (ECSN), to predict risk propensity.
- To investigate the relationship between resting-state brain activity and gambling behavior.
Main Methods:
- Utilized the edge community similarity network (ECSN) to analyze resting-state functional connectivity.
- Correlated inter-subnetwork couplings with risk decisions during a gambling task.
- Employed multivariable linear regression to predict individual risk rates.
Main Results:
- Inter-individual variability in risk decisions correlated with couplings between visual (VN), default mode (DMN), cingulo-opercular, and sensory/somatomotor hand (SSHN) networks.
- Higher community similarity in these subnetworks predicted riskier betting behavior.
- Stronger couplings between VN and SSHN/DMN were observed in high-risk propensity individuals.
Conclusions:
- Resting-state ECSN properties effectively predict individual risk rates in gambling.
- Findings offer novel insights into the neural basis of risk propensity variability.
- Introduced new neuroimaging metrics for predicting individual risk decisions.
Keywords:
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