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ArticleHuman brain mapping2020

Functional network dynamics in a neurodevelopmental disorder of known genetic origin.

Erin Hawkins, Danyal Akarca, Mengya Zhang, Diandra Brkić, Mark Woolrich, Kate Baker, Duncan Astle

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Article in Human brain mapping, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Erin HawkinsMRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Danyal AkarcaMRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Mengya ZhangMRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Diandra BrkićMRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5521-8232
Mark WoolrichOxford Centre for Human Brain Activity, University of Oxford, University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UK.
Kate BakerMRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Duncan AstleMRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit · GBWarneford Hospital · GB

Funding

Department of HealthMedical Research Council MC-A0606-5PQ40Medical Research Council MC-A0606-5PQ41Medical Research Council MC_UP_A060_1103Medical Research Council MC_UU_00005/16Medical Research Council MC_UU_00005/2Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dynamic connectivity in functional brain networks is a fundamental aspect of cognitive development, but we have little understanding of the mechanisms driving variability in these networks. Genes are likely to influence the emergence of fast network connectivity via their regulation of neuronal processes, but novel methods to capture these rapid dynamics have rarely been used in genetic populations. The current study redressed this by investigating brain network dynamics in a neurodevelopmental disorder of known genetic origin, by comparing individuals with a ZDHHC9-associated intellectual disability to individuals with no known impairment. We characterised transient network dynamics using a Hidden Markov Model (HMM) on magnetoencephalography (MEG) data, at rest and during auditory oddball stimulation. The HMM is a data-driven method that captures rapid patterns of coordinated brain activity recurring over time. Resting-state network dynamics distinguished the groups, with ZDHHC9 participants showing longer state activation and, crucially, ZDHHC9 gene expression levels predicted the group differences in dynamic connectivity across networks. In contrast, network dynamics during auditory oddball stimulation did not show this association. We demonstrate a link between regional gene expression and brain network dynamics, and present the new application of a powerful method for understanding the neural mechanisms linking genetic variation to cognitive difficulties.

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ConnectomeMagnetoencephalographyAcyltransferasesAdolescentAdultAttentionAuditory PerceptionCerebral CortexGene ExpressionHumansIntellectual DisabilityMaleMarkov ChainsNerve NetYoung AdultAcyltransferasesZDHHC9 protein, humanatypical brain developmentcognitive developmentfunctional connectivityhuman geneticsmagnetoencephalography

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PMID31639257
PMCPMC7268087
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