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Normalization and cross-entropy connectivity in brain disease classification.

Haifeng Wu^1,2,3, Shunliang Li^1,2,3, Yu Zeng^1,2,3

¹School of Electrical and Information Technology, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming 650504, China.

|April 16, 2025

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A new entropy-based brain connectivity method improves diagnostic accuracy for neurological disorders like schizophrenia, mild cognitive impairment, and autism spectrum disorder by analyzing temporal signal patterns.

Keywords:

Biocomputational method Mathematical biosciences Neuroscience

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Area of Science:

Neuroimaging
Computational Neuroscience
Biomedical Engineering

Background:

Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) traditionally uses Pearson correlation for brain connectivity analysis.
Pearson correlation primarily captures signal synchronization, potentially overlooking complex temporal dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce and validate a novel entropy-based connectivity approach for rs-fMRI analysis.
To enhance the sensitivity of brain connectivity measures for detecting neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Main Methods:

Developed a subject-normalized cross-joint entropy method for brain connectivity.
Utilized Z-score normalization to standardize signal amplitudes and preserve interregional differences.
Incorporated cross-entropy to analyze the temporal ordering of signals between brain regions.

Main Results:

The proposed entropy-based method achieved superior classification accuracy compared to normalized correlation.
Accuracy improvements were observed in schizophrenia (+4%), mild cognitive impairment (+6%), and autism spectrum disorder (+7%).
Enhanced performance may stem from capturing alterations in the symmetry of functional connectivity.

Conclusions:

Subject-normalized cross-joint entropy offers a more sensitive measure of brain functional connectivity than traditional methods.
This novel approach demonstrates significant potential for improving diagnostic capabilities in various neurological and psychiatric conditions.
The analysis of temporal signal ordering and connectivity symmetry provides deeper insights into brain function.