Methods and Considerations for Dynamic Analysis of Functional MR Imaging Data

Publication date: Available online 1 September 2017
Source:Neuroimaging Clinics of North America
Author(s): Jingyuan E. Chen, Mikail Rubinov, Catie Chang

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Functional MR imaging (fMR imaging) studies have recently begun to examine spontaneous changes in interregional interactions (functional connectivity) over seconds to minutes, and their relation to natural shifts in cognitive and physiologic states. This practice opens the potential for uncovering structured, transient configurations of coordinated brain activity whose features may provide novel cognitive and clinical biomarkers. However, analysis of these time-varying phenomena requires careful differentiation between neural and nonneural contributions to the fMR imaging signal and thorough validation and statistical testing. In this article, the authors present an overview of methodological and interpretational considerations in this emerging field.


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