2021
BrainGNN: Interpretable Brain Graph Neural Network for fMRI Analysis
Li X, Zhou Y, Dvornek N, Zhang M, Gao S, Zhuang J, Scheinost D, Staib LH, Ventola P, Duncan JS. BrainGNN: Interpretable Brain Graph Neural Network for fMRI Analysis. Medical Image Analysis 2021, 74: 102233. PMID: 34655865, PMCID: PMC9916535, DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2021.102233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAutism Spectrum DisorderBrainConnectomeHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeural Networks, ComputerConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagesGraph neural network frameworkMedical image analysisGraph neural networkGraph convolutional layersNeural network frameworkDifferent evaluation metricsSpecific task statesIndependent fMRI datasetsPooling layerConvolutional layersConsistency lossNetwork frameworkNeural networkFMRI datasetsImage analysis methodEvaluation metricsDetection resultsBrain graphsSubjects releaseROI selectionImage analysisCognitive stimuliTask statesFMRI analysis
2016
Brain responses to biological motion predict treatment outcome in young children with autism
Yang D, Pelphrey KA, Sukhodolsky DG, Crowley MJ, Dayan E, Dvornek NC, Venkataraman A, Duncan J, Staib L, Ventola P. Brain responses to biological motion predict treatment outcome in young children with autism. Translational Psychiatry 2016, 6: e948-e948. PMID: 27845779, PMCID: PMC5314125, DOI: 10.1038/tp.2016.213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderYoung childrenSocial information processingMultivariate pattern analysisMotivation/rewardBiological motionCore deficitComplex neurodevelopmental disorderBrain responsesResponse treatmentSpectrum disorderNeurobiological markersNeural predictorsInformation processingBehavioral interventionsIndividual childrenNeurodevelopmental disordersCurrent findingsNeural circuitsBehavioral deficitsEarly childhoodChildrenUnsuccessful interventionsNeurobiomarkersPattern analysisPivotal response treatment prompts a functional rewiring of the brain among individuals with autism spectrum disorder
Venkataraman A, Yang D, Dvornek N, Staib LH, Duncan JS, Pelphrey KA, Ventola P. Pivotal response treatment prompts a functional rewiring of the brain among individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Neuroreport 2016, 27: 1081-1085. PMID: 27532879, PMCID: PMC5007196, DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0000000000000662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPivotal Response TreatmentAutism spectrum disorderOccipital-temporal cortexAttentional systemResponse treatmentSpectrum disorderOrbitofrontal cortexPosterior cingulateHigh-level objectsBehavioral interventionsLearning mechanismPerception shiftProcessing areasNeural circuitsFunctional rewiringCortexTreatment regimenAutismInterventionNovel Bayesian frameworkCingulateFunctional changesIndividualsDisordersObjects