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SynthesisHuman brain mapping2020

Hubs of long-distance co-alteration characterize brain pathology.

Franco Cauda, Lorenzo Mancuso, Andrea Nani, Linda Ficco, Enrico Premi, Jordi Manuello, Donato Liloia, Gabriele Gelmini, Sergio Duca, Tommaso Costa

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Synthesis 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 9 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. A co-alteration parceling of the cingulate cortex.Brain structure & function · 2022
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  7. Prefrontal connectomics: from anatomy to human imaging.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Franco CaudaGCS-fMRI, Koelliker Hospital and Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Lorenzo MancusoGCS-fMRI, Koelliker Hospital and Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5529-5040
Andrea NaniGCS-fMRI, Koelliker Hospital and Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Linda FiccoGCS-fMRI, Koelliker Hospital and Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Enrico PremiStroke Unit, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale Spedali Civili, Spedali Civili Hospital, Brescia, Italy.
Jordi ManuelloGCS-fMRI, Koelliker Hospital and Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Donato LiloiaGCS-fMRI, Koelliker Hospital and Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Gabriele GelminiFOCUS Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Sergio DucaGCS-fMRI, Koelliker Hospital and Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Tommaso CostaGCS-fMRI, Koelliker Hospital and Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0822-862X
University of Turin · ITAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia · IT

Funding

Fondazione Sanpaolo, Turin
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is becoming clearer that the impact of brain diseases is more convincingly represented in terms of co-alterations rather than in terms of localization of alterations. In this context, areas characterized by a long mean distance of co-alteration may be considered as hubs with a crucial role in the pathology. We calculated meta-analytic transdiagnostic networks of co-alteration for the gray matter decreases and increases, and we evaluated the mean Euclidean, fiber-length, and topological distance of its nodes. We also examined the proportion of co-alterations between canonical networks, and the transdiagnostic variance of the Euclidean distance. Furthermore, disease-specific analyses were conducted on schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease. The anterodorsal prefrontal cortices appeared to be a transdiagnostic hub of long-distance co-alterations. Also, the disease-specific analyses showed that long-distance co-alterations are more able than classic meta-analyses to identify areas involved in pathology and symptomatology. Moreover, the distance maps were correlated with the normative connectivity. Our findings substantiate the network degeneration hypothesis in brain pathology. At the same time, they suggest that the concept of co-alteration might be a useful tool for clinical neuroscience.

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Alzheimer DiseaseCerebral CortexGray MatterMagnetic Resonance ImagingNerve NetNeuroimagingSchizophreniaDatabases, FactualHumansPrefrontal CortexAlzheimer's diseasenetwork degenerationpathology spreadphysical distanceschizophreniatopological distancetransdiagnosticVBM

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PMID32562581
PMCPMC7469792
OpenAlexW3036543975

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