Cerebral Cortex,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
34(4)
Published: April 1, 2024
Abstract
Tau
pathology
is
associated
with
cognitive
impairment
in
both
aging
and
Alzheimer’s
disease,
but
the
functional
structural
bases
of
this
relationship
remain
unclear.
We
hypothesized
that
integrity
behaviorally
meaningful
networks
would
help
explain
between
tau
performance.
Using
resting
state
fMRI,
we
identified
unique
related
to
episodic
memory
executive
function
domains.
The
network
was
particularly
measured
positron
emission
tomography
entorhinal
temporal
cortices.
Further,
strength
mediated
performance
above
beyond
neurodegeneration.
replicated
association
these
a
separate
cohort
older
adults,
including
cognitively
unimpaired
mildly
impaired
individuals.
Together,
results
suggest
brain
represent
mechanism
linking
cognition.
Psychological Medicine,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
53(12), P. 5786 - 5799
Published: Sept. 30, 2022
Despite
increasing
knowledge
on
the
neuroimaging
patterns
of
eating
disorder
(ED)
symptoms
in
non-clinical
populations,
studies
using
whole-brain
machine
learning
to
identify
connectome-based
neuromarkers
ED
symptomatology
are
absent.
This
study
examined
association
connectivity
within
and
between
large-scale
functional
networks
with
specific
symptomatic
behaviors
cognitions
predictive
modeling
(CPM).CPM
ten-fold
cross-validation
was
carried
out
probe
that
were
ED-associated
symptomatology,
including
body
image
concerns,
binge
eating,
compensatory
behaviors,
discovery
sample
660
participants.
The
ability
identified
validated
an
independent
821
participants.The
concerns
implicated
cognitive
control
(frontoparietal
medial
frontal),
reward
sensitivity
(subcortical),
visual
perception
(visual).
Crucially,
set
connections
positive
network
related
one
generalized
predict
sample,
suggesting
replicability
this
effect.These
findings
point
feasibility
connectome
general
population
provide
first
evidence
interplay
among
distributed
predicts
shape/weight
concerns.
NeuroImage,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
279, P. 120304 - 120304
Published: Aug. 1, 2023
Cognitive
neuroscience
assumes
that
different
mental
abilities
correspond
to
at
least
partly
separable
brain
subnetworks
and
strives
understand
their
relationships.
However,
single-task
approaches
typically
revealed
multiple
be
involved
in
performance.
Here,
we
chose
a
bottom-up
approach
of
investigating
the
association
between
structural
functional
subnetworks,
on
one
hand,
domain-specific
cognitive
abilities,
other.
Structural
network
was
identified
using
machine-learning
graph
neural
by
clustering
anatomical
properties
measured
838
individuals
enroled
WU-Minn
Young
Adult
Human
Connectome
Project.
Functional
adapted
from
seven
Resting
State
Networks
(7-RSN).
We
then
analyzed
results
15
tasks
estimated
five
latent
abilities:
fluid
reasoning
(Gf),
crystallized
intelligence
(Gc),
memory
(Mem),
executive
functions
(EF),
processing
speed
(Gs).
In
final
step
determined
linear
associations
these
independently
ability
entities.
found
no
one-to-one
mapping
subnetworks.
Analyses
are
associated
with
particular
combinations
While
some
more
strongly
within-subnetwork
connections,
others
related
connections
Importantly,
commonly
rely
node(s)
as
hub(s)
connect
other
To
test
robustness
our
findings,
ran
analyses
through
several
defensible
analytical
decisions.
Together,
present
findings
allow
novel
perspective
distinct
nature
building
upon
unique
Cerebral Cortex,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
34(4)
Published: April 1, 2024
Abstract
Tau
pathology
is
associated
with
cognitive
impairment
in
both
aging
and
Alzheimer’s
disease,
but
the
functional
structural
bases
of
this
relationship
remain
unclear.
We
hypothesized
that
integrity
behaviorally
meaningful
networks
would
help
explain
between
tau
performance.
Using
resting
state
fMRI,
we
identified
unique
related
to
episodic
memory
executive
function
domains.
The
network
was
particularly
measured
positron
emission
tomography
entorhinal
temporal
cortices.
Further,
strength
mediated
performance
above
beyond
neurodegeneration.
replicated
association
these
a
separate
cohort
older
adults,
including
cognitively
unimpaired
mildly
impaired
individuals.
Together,
results
suggest
brain
represent
mechanism
linking
cognition.