Temporal stability of network centrality in control and default mode networks: Specific associations with externalizing psychopathology in children and adolescents

João Ricardo Sato*, Claudinei Eduardo Biazoli, Giovanni Abrahão Salum, Ary Gadelha, Nicolas Crossley, Theodore D. Satterthwaite, Gilson Vieira, André Zugman, Felipe Almeida Picon, Pedro Mario Pan, Marcelo Queiroz Hoexter, Mauricio Anés, Luciana Monteiro Moura, Marco Antonio Gomes Del'aquilla, Edson Amaro, Philip Mcguire, Acioly L T Lacerda, Luis Augusto Rohde, Euripedes Constantino Miguel, Andrea Parolin JackowskiRodrigo Affonseca Bressan

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Abstract

Abnormal connectivity patterns have frequently been reported as involved in pathological mental states. However, most studies focus on "static," stationary patterns of connectivity, which may miss crucial biological information. Recent methodological advances have allowed the investigation of dynamic functional connectivity patterns that describe non-stationary properties of brain networks. Here, we introduce a novel graphical measure of dynamic connectivity, called time-varying eigenvector centrality (tv-EVC). In a sample 655 children and adolescents (7-15 years old) from the Brazilian "High Risk Cohort Study for Psychiatric Disorders" who were imaged using resting-state fMRI, we used this measure to investigate age effects in the temporal in control and default-mode networks (CN/DMN). Using support vector regression, we propose a network maturation index based on the temporal stability of tv-EVC. Moreover, we investigated whether the network maturation is associated with the overall presence of behavioral and emotional problems with the Child Behavior Checklist. As hypothesized, we found that the tv-EVC at each node of CN/DMN become more stable with increasing age (P<0.001 for all nodes). In addition, the maturity index for this particular network is indeed associated with general psychopathology in children assessed by the total score of Child Behavior Checklist (P=0.027). Moreover, immaturity of the network was mainly correlated with externalizing behavior dimensions. Taken together, these results suggest that changes in functional network dynamics during neurodevelopment may provide unique insights regarding pathophysiology. Hum Brain Mapp 36:4926-4937, 2015.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4926-4937
Number of pages12
JournalHuman Brain Mapping
Volume36
Issue number12
Early online date9 Sept 2015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2015

Keywords

  • Connectivity
  • Default-mode network
  • Development
  • Neurodevelopment
  • Psychopathology

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