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Zhitao Guo¹, Xiaojie Zhao¹, Li Yao¹

¹School of Artificial Intelligence, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.

|December 8, 2023

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This study introduces weighted modularity maximization (WMM) and two-step WMM methods to improve brain network community detection. These novel approaches enhance accuracy and stability, particularly for hierarchical structures in functional magnetic resonance imaging data.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Network Science
Data Science

Background:

Brain function is analyzed as a complex network using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
Community structures within brain networks offer insights into topological functions.
Existing modularity maximization (MM) methods face limitations in stability and detecting hierarchical structures.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop improved methods for community detection in complex brain networks.
To address the instability and hierarchical detection limitations of traditional modularity maximization.
To enhance the analysis of brain network community structures using fMRI data.

Main Methods:

Proposed the weighted modularity maximization (WMM) method, weighting the adjacency matrix.
Introduced a two-step WMM method incorporating node attributes for hierarchical community detection.
Evaluated methods on synthetic networks and resting-state fMRI (rs-fMRI) data.

Main Results:

WMM demonstrated superior partition accuracy and stability compared to MM on synthetic networks.
The two-step WMM method achieved higher accuracy in partitioning synthetic networks with node attributes.
Two-step WMM effectively detected hierarchical communities in rs-fMRI data and showed greater insensitivity to network density.

Conclusions:

WMM and two-step WMM offer significant improvements over traditional MM for brain network analysis.
The proposed methods enhance the detection of both standard and hierarchical community structures.
These advancements are valuable for understanding brain network topology from fMRI data.