PMID- 36086408 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220913 LR - 20221021 IS - 2694-0604 (Electronic) IS - 2375-7477 (Linking) VI - 2022 DP - 2022 Jul TI - An Unsupervised Feature Learning Approach for Elucidating Hidden Dynamics in rs-fMRI Functional Network Connectivity. PG - 4449-4452 LID - 10.1109/EMBC48229.2022.9871548 [doi] AB - Dynamic functional network connectivity (dFNC) data extracted from resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) recordings has played a significant role in characterizing the role that brain network interactions play in a variety of brain disorders and cognitive functions. dFNC analyses frequently use clustering methods to identify states of network activity. However, it is possible that these states are dominated by a few highly influential networks or nodes, which could obscure condition-related insights that might be gained from networks or nodes less influential to the clustering. In this study, we propose a novel feature learning-based approach that could contribute to the identification of condition-related activity in formerly less influential networks or nodes. We demonstrate the viability of our approach within the context of schizophrenia (SZ), applying our approach to a dataset consisting of 151 participants with SZ and 160 controls (HCs). We find that the removal of some connectivity pairs significantly affects the underlying states and magnifies the differences between participants with SZ and HCs in each state. Given our findings, we hope that our approach will contribute to the characterization and improved diagnosis of a variety of neurological conditions and functions. Clinical Relevance- Our approach could contribute to the characterization and diagnosis of many neurological conditions. FAU - Ellis, Charles A AU - Ellis CA FAU - Sendi, Mohammad S E AU - Sendi MSE FAU - Miller, Robyn L AU - Miller RL FAU - Calhoun, Vince D AU - Calhoun VD LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PL - United States TA - Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc JT - Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference JID - 101763872 SB - IM MH - Brain/diagnostic imaging MH - *Brain Mapping/methods MH - Humans MH - Learning MH - *Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods MH - Nerve Net/diagnostic imaging EDAT- 2022/09/11 06:00 MHDA- 2022/09/14 06:00 CRDT- 2022/09/10 01:06 PHST- 2022/09/10 01:06 [entrez] PHST- 2022/09/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/09/14 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1109/EMBC48229.2022.9871548 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2022 Jul;2022:4449-4452. doi: 10.1109/EMBC48229.2022.9871548.