NeuroImage,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
274, P. 120136 - 120136
Published: April 26, 2023
The
Neurovisceral
Integration
Model
posits
that
shared
neural
networks
support
the
effective
regulation
of
emotions
and
heart
rate,
with
rate
variability
(HRV)
serving
as
an
objective,
peripheral
index
prefrontal
inhibitory
control.
Prior
neuroimaging
studies
have
predominantly
examined
both
HRV
associated
functional
connectivity
at
rest,
opposed
to
contexts
require
active
emotion
regulation.
present
study
sought
extend
upon
previous
resting-state
findings,
examining
task-related
corresponding
amygdala
during
a
cognitive
reappraisal
task.
Seventy
adults
(52
older
18
younger
adults,
18-84
years,
51%
male)
received
instructions
cognitively
reappraise
negative
affective
images
MRI
scanning.
measures
were
derived
from
finger
pulse
signal
throughout
scan.
During
task,
exhibited
significant
inverse
association
between
amygdala-medial
cortex
(mPFC)
connectivity,
in
which
higher
was
correlated
weaker
amygdala-mPFC
coupling,
whereas
displayed
slight
positive,
albeit
non-significant
correlation.
Furthermore,
voxelwise
whole-brain
analyses
showed
task-based
linked
right
amygdala-posterior
cingulate
across
positively
stronger
amygdala-right
ventrolateral
connectivity.
Collectively,
these
findings
highlight
importance
assessing
regulatory
further
identify
concomitants
adaptive
Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
40, P. 27 - 32
Published: Jan. 20, 2021
The
test-retest
reliability
of
functional
neuroimaging
data
has
recently
been
a
topic
much
discussion.
Despite
early
conflicting
reports,
converging
reports
now
suggest
that
is
poor
for
standard
univariate
measures
—
namely,
voxel-based
and
region-level
task-based
activation
edge-level
connectivity.
To
better
understand
the
implications
these
recent
studies
requires
understanding
nuances
as
commonly
measured
by
intraclass
correlation
coefficient
(ICC).
Here
we
provide
guide
to
measurement
interpretation
in
review
major
findings
literature.
We
highlight
importance
making
choices
improve
so
long
they
do
not
diminish
validity,
pointing
potential
multivariate
approaches
both.
Finally,
discuss
low
context
ongoing
work
field.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 10, 2023
Abstract
Major
efforts
in
human
neuroimaging
strive
to
understand
individual
differences
and
find
biomarkers
for
clinical
applications
by
predicting
behavioural
phenotypes
from
brain
imaging
data.
An
essential
prerequisite
identifying
generalizable
replicable
brain-behaviour
prediction
models
is
sufficient
measurement
reliability.
However,
the
selection
of
targets
predominantly
guided
scientific
interest
or
data
availability
rather
than
reliability
considerations.
Here
we
demonstrate
impact
low
phenotypic
on
out-of-sample
performance.
Using
simulated
empirical
Human
Connectome
Projects,
found
that
levels
common
across
many
can
markedly
limit
ability
link
behaviour.
Next,
using
5000
subjects
UK
Biobank,
show
only
highly
reliable
fully
benefit
increasing
sample
sizes
hundreds
thousands
participants.
Overall,
our
findings
highlight
importance
brain–behaviour
associations
differences.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: July 23, 2022
Summary
Paragraph
Biomarkers
of
behavior
and
psychiatric
illness
for
cognitive
clinical
neuroscience
remain
out
reach
1–4
.
Suboptimal
reliability
biological
measurements,
such
as
functional
magnetic
resonance
imaging
(fMRI),
is
increasingly
cited
a
primary
culprit
discouragingly
large
sample
size
requirements
poor
reproducibility
brain-based
biomarker
discovery
1,5–7
In
response,
steps
are
being
taken
towards
optimizing
MRI
increasing
sizes
8–11
,
though
this
will
not
be
enough.
Optimizing
measurement
necessary
but
insufficient
discovery;
focus
has
overlooked
the
‘other
side
equation’
-
assessments
which
often
suboptimal
or
unassessed.
Through
combination
simulation
analysis
empirical
studies
using
neuroimaging
data,
we
demonstrate
that
joint
both
clinical/cognitive
phenotypic
measurements
must
optimized
in
order
to
ensure
biomarkers
reproducible
accurate.
Even
with
best-case
scenario
high
sizes,
show
data
(i.e.,
diagnosis,
behavioral
measurements)
continue
impede
meaningful
field.
Improving
through
development
novel
variation
needed,
it
sole
solution.
We
emphasize
potential
improve
established
methods
aggregation
across
multiple
raters
and/or
12–15
becoming
feasible
recent
innovations
acquisition
(e.g.,
web-
smart-phone-based
administration,
ecological
momentary
assessment,
burst
sampling,
wearable
devices,
multimodal
recordings)
16–20
can
achieve
better
fraction
cost
engendered
by
large-scale
samples.
Although
current
study
been
motivated
ongoing
developments
neuroimaging,
prioritization
reliable
phenotyping
revolutionize
neurobiological
endeavors
focused
on
brain
behavior.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 3, 2021
Abstract
When
fields
lack
consensus
standard
methods
and
accessible
ground
truths,
reproducibility
can
be
more
of
an
ideal
than
a
reality.
Such
has
been
the
case
for
functional
neuroimaging,
where
there
exists
sprawling
space
tools
processing
pipelines.
We
provide
critical
evaluation
impact
differences
across
five
independently
developed
minimal
preprocessing
pipelines
MRI.
show
that
even
when
handling
identical
data,
inter-pipeline
agreement
was
only
moderate,
critically
shedding
light
on
factor
limits
cross-study
reproducibility.
low
mainly
becomes
appreciable
reliability
underlying
data
is
high,
which
increasingly
as
field
progresses.
Crucially,
we
compromised,
so
too
are
consistency
insights
from
brainwide
association
studies.
highlight
importance
comparing
analytic
configurations,
both
widely
discussed
commonly
overlooked
decisions
lead
to
marked
variation.
NeuroImage,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
270, P. 119972 - 119972
Published: Feb. 25, 2023
Artifacts
in
functional
MRI
(fMRI)
data
cause
deviations
from
common
distributional
assumptions,
introduce
spatial
and
temporal
outliers,
reduce
the
signal-to-noise
ratio
of
--
all
which
can
have
negative
consequences
for
downstream
statistical
analysis.
Scrubbing
is
a
technique
excluding
fMRI
volumes
thought
to
be
contaminated
by
artifacts
generally
comes
two
flavors.
Motion
scrubbing
based
on
subject
head
motion-derived
measures
popular
but
suffers
number
drawbacks,
especially
high
rates
censoring
individual
entire
subjects.
Alternatively,
data-driven
methods
like
DVARS
are
observed
noise
processed
timeseries
may
avoid
some
these
issues.
Here
we
propose
"projection
scrubbing",
novel
method
outlier
detection
framework
strategic
dimension
reduction,
including
independent
component
analysis
(ICA),
isolate
artifactual
variation.
We
undertake
comprehensive
comparison
motion
with
projection
DVARS.
argue
that
an
appropriate
metric
success
maximal
retention
reasonable
performance
typical
benchmarks
connectivity.
find
stringent
yields
worsened
validity,
reliability,
produced
small
improvements
fingerprinting.
Meanwhile,
tend
yield
greater
fingerprinting
while
not
worsening
validity
or
reliability.
Importantly,
however,
excludes
fraction
sessions
compared
scrubbing.
The
ability
improve
without
negatively
impacting
quality
has
major
implications
sample
sizes
population
neuroscience
research.