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ArticleJournal of neuroscience methods2025

A novel integration of brain structural and functional connectivity for identifying traumatic brain injury induced perturbations.

Ishfaque Ahmed, William D Reeves, Morgan H Laballe, Moira F Taber, Sydney E Sneed, Erin E Kaiser, Franklin D West, Qun Zhao

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Article in Journal of neuroscience methods, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Ishfaque AhmedDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Georgia, Athens, United States; Bio-Imaging Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, United States; Institute of Physics, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan.
William D ReevesDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Georgia, Athens, United States; Bio-Imaging Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, United States.
Morgan H LaballeDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Georgia, Athens, United States; Bio-Imaging Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, United States.
Moira F TaberDepartment of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, United States; Regenerative Bioscience Center, University of Georgia, Athens, United States.
Sydney E SneedDepartment of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, United States; Regenerative Bioscience Center, University of Georgia, Athens, United States.
Erin E KaiserDepartment of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, United States; Regenerative Bioscience Center, University of Georgia, Athens, United States.
Franklin D WestDepartment of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, United States; Regenerative Bioscience Center, University of Georgia, Athens, United States.
Qun ZhaoDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Georgia, Athens, United States; Bio-Imaging Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, United States; Regenerative Bioscience Center, University of Georgia, Athens, United States. Electronic address: qunzhao@uga.edu.

Funding

Neural reorganization in divergent TBI recovery responsesR21NS123732 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI WEST, FRANKLIN D · 2022 to 2022
$391k
The Effect of Sex Dimorphisms on TBI Injury and RecoveryR21NS131526 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI WEST, FRANKLIN D · 2023 to 2024
$391k
NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS123732NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS131526
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Abstract

backgroundThe ability of the brain to perform multiple complex tasks with fixed structures has yet to be fully elucidated. Structural connectivity (SC) and functional connectivity (FC) have been increasingly used to understand the structure and function of the brain respectively. However, a limited number of studies have explored the relationship between both entities especially in translational animal models. NEW

methodWe proposed an integration of both SC and FC can improve understanding of brain's structure, function, their interplay, and brain's response to neurological conditions such as traumatic brain injury (TBI). We investigated structure-function correlation at multiple scales (small: cortical regions, medium: resting state networks, and large: hemispheric and whole brain), and adapted a Bayesian framework to incorporate SC for constructing structurally-informed FC (siFC) using a translational porcine model.

resultsThere is a significantly strong correlation r = 0.277 ± 0.011 between SC and FC in healthy pigs which is consistent across different scales. Further, siFC stability is measured as a Pearson correlation (r = 0.72 ± 0.07) between time-resolved FCs. Subsequent differential degree test analysis using siFC provided more explicit profiling of perturbations caused by TBI. COMPARING WITH EXISTING

methodsThe siFC is more immune to large, dynamic variability than FC alone. A more accurate profiling of significantly altered connections and affected hubs by TBI is achieved which is consistent with TBI induced structural deformations.

conclusionOur findings demonstrated that SC-FC integration model improved detection of significant differences in brain connectivity and pinpoints hub regions that had been directly impacted by TBI.

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BrainBrain Injuries, TraumaticConnectomeNerve NetAnimalsBayes TheoremDisease Models, AnimalMagnetic Resonance ImagingSwineBayesian networkFunctional connectivity (FC)Gaussian graphical models (GGMs)Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)Structural connectivity (SC)Traumatic brain injury (TBI)

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