Altered Domain Functional Network Connectivity Strength and Randomness in Schizophrenia.

ABSTRACT: Functional connectivity is one of the most widely used tools for investigating brain changes due to schizophrenia. Previous studies have identified abnormal functional connectivity in schizophrenia patients at the resting state brain network level. This study tests the existence of functional connectivity effects at whole brain and domain levels. Domain level refers to the integration of data from several brain networks grouped by their functional relationship. Data integration provides more consistent and accurate information compared to an individual brain network. This work considers two domain level measures: functional connectivity strength and randomness. The first measure is simply an average of connectivities within the domain. The second measure assesses the unpredictability and l

SUBMITTER: Vergara VM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6664085 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature