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  • Computational Neuroscience
  • Brain Imaging

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  • Recent advances enable indirect measurement of the structural disconnectome.
  • Studies often combine left and right hemispheric lesion data for behavioral analysis.
  • Hemisphere-specific analyses are underutilized.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the effectiveness of joint versus separate hemispheric analyses in identifying true structural disconnections.
  • To determine the optimal analytical approach for studying pairwise structural disconnections after brain damage.

Main Methods:

  • A simulation study was conducted to model brain damage and connectivity.
  • Analyses were performed both jointly (combining hemispheres) and separately (by hemisphere).
  • Statistical power and significance thresholds were evaluated for both approaches.

Main Results:

  • Joint and separate analyses yielded distinct disconnection patterns.
  • Joint analyses exhibited a bias against detecting intra-hemispheric disconnections.
  • Intra-hemispheric connections were statistically underpowered and less likely to reach significance in joint analyses.

Conclusions:

  • Joint analysis of left and right hemispheric lesions introduces bias, underestimating intra-hemispheric disconnections.
  • Hemisphere-specific analyses are crucial for accurately mapping structural disconnections.
  • Future research on pairwise structural disconnections should prioritize separate analyses by hemisphere.