PMID- 33734028 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211105 LR - 20220716 IS - 1758-8936 (Electronic) IS - 1758-8928 (Print) IS - 1758-8928 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 3-4 DP - 2021 Jul-Oct TI - Sex differences in functional network dynamics observed using coactivation pattern analysis. PG - 120-130 LID - 10.1080/17588928.2021.1880383 [doi] AB - Sex differences in the organization of large-scale resting-state brain networks have been identified using traditional static measures, which average functional connectivity over extended time periods. In contrast, emerging dynamic measures have the potential to define sex differences in network changes over time, providing additional understanding of neurobiological sex differences. To meet this goal, we used a Coactivation Pattern Analysis (CAP) using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging data from 181 males and 181 females from the Human Connectome Project. Significant main effects of sex were observed across two independent imaging sessions. Relative to males, females spent more total time in two transient network states (TNSs) spatially overlapping with the dorsal attention network and occipital/sensory-motor network. Greater time spent in these TNSs was related to females making more frequent transitions into these TNSs compared to males. In contrast, males spent more total time in TNSs spatially overlapping with the salience network, which was related to males staying for longer periods once entering these TNSs compared to females. State-to-state transitions also significantly differed between sexes: females transitioned more frequently from default mode network (DMN) states to the dorsal attention network state, whereas males transitioned more frequently from DMN states to salience network states. Results show that males and females spend differing amounts of time at rest in two distinct attention-related networks and show sex-specific transition patterns from DMN states into these attention-related networks. This work lays the groundwork for future investigations into the cognitive and behavioral implications of these sex-specific network dynamics. FAU - Murray, Laura AU - Murray L AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8409-4697 AD - McLean Imaging Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts, USA. AD - Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. FAU - Maurer, J Michael AU - Maurer JM AD - McLean Imaging Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts, USA. AD - Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. AD - Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. FAU - Peechatka, Alyssa L AU - Peechatka AL AD - McLean Imaging Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts, USA. AD - Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. FAU - Frederick, Blaise B AU - Frederick BB AD - McLean Imaging Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts, USA. AD - Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. FAU - Kaiser, Roselinde H AU - Kaiser RH AD - Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA. FAU - Janes, Amy C AU - Janes AC AD - McLean Imaging Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts, USA. AD - Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. LA - eng GR - K02 DA042987/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 NS097512/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 DA015036/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - UL1 TR002541/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210318 PL - England TA - Cogn Neurosci JT - Cognitive neuroscience JID - 101518151 SB - IM MH - Brain/diagnostic imaging MH - *Connectome MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Magnetic Resonance Imaging MH - Male MH - *Sex Characteristics PMC - PMC8448790 MID - NIHMS1667276 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Sex differences OT - coactivation pattern analysis OT - functional magnetic resonance imaging OT - functional network dynamics OT - human connectome project OT - resting-state EDAT- 2021/03/19 06:00 MHDA- 2021/11/06 06:00 PMCR- 2022/07/01 CRDT- 2021/03/18 12:32 PHST- 2021/03/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/11/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/03/18 12:32 [entrez] PHST- 2022/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1080/17588928.2021.1880383 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cogn Neurosci. 2021 Jul-Oct;12(3-4):120-130. doi: 10.1080/17588928.2021.1880383. Epub 2021 Mar 18.