Complexity Analysis of Resting-State and Task fMRI Using Multiscale Sample Entropy

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2021 Nov:2021:2968-2971. doi: 10.1109/EMBC46164.2021.9630607.

Abstract

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a powerful tool that allows for analysis of neural activity via the measurement of blood-oxygenation-level-dependent (BOLD) signal. The BOLD fluctuations can exhibit different levels of complexity, depending upon the conditions under which they are measured. We examined the complexity of both resting-state and task-based fMRI using sample entropy (SampEn) as a surrogate for signal predictability. We found that within most tasks, regions of the brain that were deemed task-relevant displayed significantly low levels of SampEn, and there was a strong negative correlation between parcel entropy and amplitude.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Brain / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Mapping*
  • Entropy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Systems Analysis