Modeling Alzheimer’s disease: Bayesian copula graphical model from demographic, cognitive, and neuroimaging data
Journal of Alzheimer s Disease,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 4, 2025
Background
The
early
detection
of
Alzheimer’s
disease
(AD)
requires
an
understanding
the
relationships
between
a
wide
range
features.
Conditional
independencies
and
partial
correlations
are
suitable
measures
for
these
relationships,
because
they
can
identify
effects
confounding
mediating
variables.
Objective
To
estimate
conditional
dependencies
relevant
features
in
AD
using
Bayesian
approach
to
Gaussian
copula
graphical
models
(GCGMs).
This
has
two
key
advantages.
First,
it
includes
binary,
discrete,
continuous
Second,
quantifies
uncertainty
estimates.
Despite
advantages,
GCGMs
have
not
been
applied
research
yet.
Methods
We
design
GCGM
find
among
brain-region
specific
gray
matter
volume
glucose
uptake,
amyloid-beta
levels,
demographic
information,
cognitive
test
scores.
our
model
1
022
participants,
including
healthy
cognitively
impaired,
across
different
stages
AD.
Results
found
that
aging
reduces
cognition
through
three
indirect
pathways:
hippocampal
loss,
posterior
cingulate
cortex
(PCC)
accumulation.
positive
correlation
being
woman
cognition,
but
also
discovered
four
pathways
dampen
this
association
women:
lower
volume,
PCC
more
accumulation,
less
education.
limited
relations
uptake
hippocampus
volumes
related
cognition.
Conclusions
study
shows
use
offers
valuable
insights
into
pathogenesis.
Language: Английский
Bayesian Scalable Precision Factor Analysis for Gaussian Graphical Models
Bayesian Analysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
-1(-1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Language: Английский
The multi-frequency decomposition entropy learning for nonlinear fMRI data analysis
Di Han,
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Yuhu Shi,
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Lei Wang
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et al.
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
33, P. 68 - 80
Published: Dec. 11, 2024
Functional
magnetic
resonance
imaging
(fMRI)
have
been
widely
adopted
to
explore
the
underlying
neural
mechanisms
between
psychiatric
disorders
which
share
common
neurobiology
and
clinical
manifestations.
However,
existing
studies
mainly
focus
on
linear
relationships
ignore
nonlinear
contributions.
To
address
above
issues,
we
propose
a
new
method
named
multi-frequency
decomposition
entropy
(MDE)
learning
for
inferring
functional
connectivity
brain
regions.
Firstly,
variational
mode
was
used
divide
fMRI
data
into
five
groups
of
frequency.
Next,
copula
calculate
relationship
regions
in
each
frequency
group,
then
best
important
were
screen
out
by
using
statistical
t-test.
Lastly,
gyrus
importance
index
proposed
reflect
distribution
trend
gyri
different
groups.
The
results
applying
MDE
analysis
schizophrenia,
bipolar
disorder,
attention-deficit
hyperactivity
disorder
showed
that
difference
three
patient
healthy
control
is
large
at
hub
nodes,
weak
when
they
are
same
node.
In
addition,
disease
exhibits
unique
characteristics
compared
with
other
diseases
control.
word,
differences
commonalities
reveal
possible
discriminating
biomarkers
among
mental
diseases.
Language: Английский