Hyperlocal Spatial Flows in BOLD fMRI Expose Novel Brain-Based Correlates of Schizophrenia

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2023 Jul:2023:1-4. doi: 10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10341101.

Abstract

While analysis of temporal signal fluctuations has long been a fixture of blood oxygenation-level dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) research, the role of spatially localized directional diffusion in both signal propagation and emergent large-scale functional integration remains almost entirely neglected. We are proposing an extensible framework to capture and analyze spatially localized fMRI directional signal flow dynamics. The approach is validated in a large resting-state fMRI schizophrenia study where it uncovers significant and novel relationships between hyperlocal spatial dynamics and subject diagnostic status.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Brain / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Mapping / methods
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging* / methods
  • Rest
  • Schizophrenia* / diagnostic imaging