期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS
卷 172, 期 1, 页码 137-141出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2008.04.012
关键词
functional magnetic resonance imaging; resting state; amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF); spontaneous brain activity
资金
- Intramural NIH HHS [Z01 DA000469-04, Z99 DA999999, Z01 DA000469-05] Funding Source: Medline
Most of the resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies demonstrated the correlations between spatially distinct brain areas from the perspective of functional connectivity or functional integration. The functional connectivity approaches do not directly provide information of the amplitude of brain activity of each brain region within a network. Alternatively, an index named amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) of the resting-state fMRI signal has been suggested to reflect the intensity of regional spontaneous brain activity. However, it has been indicated that the ALFF is also sensitive to the physiological noise. The current study proposed a fractional ALFF (fALFF) approach, i.e., the ratio of power spectrum of low-frequency (0.01-0.08 Hz) to that of the entire frequency range and this approach was tested in two groups of resting-state fMRI data. The results showed that the brain areas within the default mode network including posterior cingulate cortex, precuneus, medial prefrontal cortex and bilateral inferior parietal lobule had significantly higher fALFF than the other brain areas. This pattern was consistent with previous neuroimaging results. The non-specific signal components in the cistern areas in resting-state fMRI were significantly suppressed, indicating that the fALFF approach improved the sensitivity and specificity in detecting spontaneous brain activities. Its mechanism and sensitivity to abnormal brain activity should be evaluated in the future studies. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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