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ArticleSchizophrenia (Heidelberg, Germany)2026

Whole-brain functional connectivity predicts ultra-high risk for psychosis status and level of functioning.

Karen S Ambrosen, Tina D Kristensen, Louise B Glenthøj, Merete Nordentoft, Birte Y Glenthøj, Anita D Barber, Bjørn H Ebdrup

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Karen S Ambrosen *Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Mental Health Center Glostrup, Copenhagen University Hospital - Mental Health Services CPH, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Tina D Kristensen *Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Mental Health Center Glostrup, Copenhagen University Hospital - Mental Health Services CPH, Copenhagen, Denmark. tina.dam.kristensen@regionh.dk.
Louise B GlenthøjDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Merete NordentoftCopenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health (CORE), Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Birte Y GlenthøjCenter for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Mental Health Center Glostrup, Copenhagen University Hospital - Mental Health Services CPH, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3056-7262
Anita D BarberDepartment of Psychiatry, Zucker Hillside Hospital and Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hofstra/Northwell, NY, USA.
Bjørn H EbdrupCenter for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Mental Health Center Glostrup, Copenhagen University Hospital - Mental Health Services CPH, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (Brain & Behavior Research Foundation) ID 30112Lundbeckfonden (Lundbeck Foundation) R155-2013-16337
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Abstract

Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) has offered insights into the neural mechanisms underlying psychosis, particularly when associated with clinically relevant features. 102 individuals at ultra-high risk for psychosis (UHR) and 105 matched healthy controls (HC) aged 18-40 underwent clinical and cognitive assessments and rs-fMRI at baseline. Using a recently developed prediction-based extension of the network-based statistics (NBS-predict), incorporating nested cross-validation, we tested the predictive power of functional connectivity estimated from rs-fMRI data, investigating diagnostic classification and prediction of level of functioning, estimated IQ, and UHR-symptoms. Hyper-connectivity predicted group with a classification accuracy of 0.58, p = 0.043, and hypo-connectivity predicted group with a classification accuracy of 0.59, p = 0.018. Hyper-connectivity in UHR-individuals was observed primarily in interhemispheric and cortico-thalamic connections, within networks that predicted poorer levels of functioning across groups. Hypo-connectivity in UHR-individuals was observed mainly in thalamic connections with posterior cingulate cortex, frontal medial, and precuneus, within networks that predicted higher level of functioning across groups. Post hoc analyses identified a significant groupwise interaction effect on the association between functional connectivity and level of functioning (ρ = 0.34, p < 0.001), with main nodes in the frontal medial regions connected across hemispheres. Within-group, no connections predicted level of functioning or UHR-symptoms. Whole-brain functional connectivity predicted UHR-status in hyper- and hypo-connected networks, with thalamus as a central integrative hub across networks. Connections that predicted level of functioning across groups were equivalent to the connections predicting UHR-status, hence capturing a neural correlate to a key clinical component of the UHR-status.

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