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Hierarchical clustering reveals a four-cluster organization of the macaque insula, suggesting functional specialization for sensory and social processing. Combining clustering with other methods offers a more detailed understanding of insula function.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Primate Brain Research

Background:

  • The primate insula's functional organization is complex, studied via architecture, connectivity, and function.
  • Connectivity-based parcellation methods are popular for human insula research but their functional validity is debated.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the functional organization of the macaque insula using hierarchical clustering.
  • To determine if data-driven clustering methods yield meaningful functional subdivisions of the insula.

Main Methods:

  • Employed hierarchical clustering on macaque insula data, exploring 2-10 cluster solutions.
  • Utilized fingerprinting, silhouette, and elbow methods for cluster validation.
  • Analyzed functional response properties and brain-wide connectivity of identified clusters.

Main Results:

  • A four-cluster solution was identified as optimal via multiple validation methods.
  • These four clusters showed functional specialization for gustatory, somato-motor, vestibular, and social visual processing.
  • More detailed functional differentiation emerged at higher cluster numbers, highlighting limitations of purely data-driven approaches.

Conclusions:

  • Resting-state-based hierarchical clustering provides a meaningful, albeit partially detailed, description of insula functional organization.
  • Combining connectivity-based parcellation with other neuroimaging modalities is crucial for a comprehensive understanding of insula subfield functions.