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Electroencephalography (EEG) reveals a new neural marker for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) by analyzing brain network dynamics. This method accurately detects depression, offering hope for improved diagnosis and monitoring.

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  • Computational Psychiatry
  • Biomedical Engineering

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  • Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) affects millions globally, with functional brain connectivity alterations observed via fMRI.
  • fMRI's limited temporal resolution hinders the study of fast functional connectivity (FC) dynamics crucial for understanding brain states.
  • Electroencephalography (EEG) offers millisecond temporal resolution, making it suitable for tracking rapid brain dynamics and potentially serving as a diagnostic marker.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel neural marker for depression detection using EEG-derived functional neurodynamics.
  • To investigate long-range functional neurodynamics between the Default Mode Network (DMN) and Visual Network (VN) in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).
  • To apply a differential graph centrality index for optimizing brain network analysis in MDD detection.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing high-temporal-resolution EEG data to analyze functional brain dynamics at the sensor level.
  • Examining long-range functional neurodynamics between the DMN and VN using optimal EEG nodes.
  • Applying a novel differential graph centrality index to reduce feature dimensionality and optimize brain network representation for MDD classification.

Main Results:

  • Achieved exceptional classification performance for MDD detection, with accuracy, f1 score, and MCC exceeding 99% on two independent datasets (MODMA and HUSM).
  • Identified a significant decrease in connection density within the beta band (15-30 Hz) in depressed individuals, indicating disrupted long-range inter-network topology.
  • Observed weak functional connectivity (FC) links between the DMN and VN, suggesting disengagement associated with cognitive decline and disrupted thinking in MDD.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed EEG-based neural marker, focusing on inter-network dynamics between DMN and VN, shows high reliability for depression detection and monitoring.
  • Disrupted long-range inter-network topology, particularly decreased beta-band connectivity, serves as a potential biomarker for MDD.
  • Weak FC links between DMN and VN may reflect cognitive impairments and disrupted resting-state processing in individuals with MDD.