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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

Shannon Entropy of Gray Matter Eigenmodes: A Novel Biomarker for Alzheimer's Disease and Heterogeneous MCI Trajectories.

Yumeng Li, Gaoping Long, Xinyue Zhang, Kewei Chen, Xin Li, Zhanjun Zhang

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Yumeng LiBeijing Aging Brain Rejuvenation Initiative (BABRI) Centre, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3107-3778
Gaoping LongCollege of Physics & Optoelectronic Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0270-762X
Xinyue ZhangBeijing Aging Brain Rejuvenation Initiative (BABRI) Centre, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.
Kewei ChenBanner Alzheimer's Institute, Phoenix, AZ, 85006, USA.
Xin LiBeijing Aging Brain Rejuvenation Initiative (BABRI) Centre, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9598-0299
Zhanjun ZhangBeijing Aging Brain Rejuvenation Initiative (BABRI) Centre, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Public welfare research institution ZZ13-YQ-073 Z0601National Natural Science Foundation of China 12405062National Natural Science Foundation of China 32171085State Key Program of National Natural Science of China 82130118STI2030-Major Projects 2022ZD0211600
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Abstract

Current Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnostics rely on late-stage cognitive assessments or invasive biomarkers. Neuroimaging offers non-invasive alternatives, but single-modality approaches (structural atrophy or functional connectivity) face limitations in sensitivity and specificity for early detection. Entropy and temperature, novel structure-function coupling (SFC) biomarkers based on gray matter eigenmodes, are introduced to quantify cortical disorganization in early AD. Using multimodal MRI and amyloid-PET data from two cohorts (BABRI: N = 135; ADNI: N = 275), including cognitively normal (CN), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and AD individuals, entropy is computed by projecting fMRI onto structural eigenmodes and temperature via eigenmode-based functional connectivity reconstruction. These indices are tested for diagnostic classification, Aβ prediction, and MCI subtype stratification (reversed/stable/progressed). Entropy is significantly higher in AD than CN and MCI (Δ = 8-21%, p < 0.001) in both cohorts. Left-hemisphere entropy yielded optimal diagnostic accuracy (AUC = 0.901 for CN vs MCI), while right/global entropy predicted Aβ burden (error reduction: 38.7-42.1%, p < 0.01). Entropy also distinguished MCI subtypes and captured biphasic changes in progressors. Temperature indices showed no significant group differences. Entropy from gray matter eigenmodes is a sensitive, non-invasive biomarker for AD diagnosis and pathology prediction, revealing hemispheric asymmetries and nonlinear progression in MCI.

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Alzheimer DiseaseCognitive DysfunctionGray MatterAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersDisease ProgressionEntropyFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeuroimagingPositron-Emission TomographyBiomarkersAlzheimer's diseaseamyloid‐βbiomarkergray matter eigenmodesstructure‐function coupling

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