dc.contributor.author | Cociu, BA | |
dc.contributor.author | Das, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Billeci, L | |
dc.contributor.author | Jamal, W | |
dc.contributor.author | Maharatna, K | |
dc.contributor.author | Calderoni, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Narzisi, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Muratori, F | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-29T16:08:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-03-09 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper proposes a novel approach of integrating different neuroimaging techniques to characterize an autistic brain. Different techniques like EEG, fMRI and DTI have traditionally been used to find biomarkers for autism, but there have been very few attempts for a combined or multimodal approach of EEG, fMRI and DTI to understand the neurobiological basis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Here, we explore how the structural brain network correlate with the functional brain network, such that the information encompassed by these two could be uncovered only by using the latter. In this paper, source localization from EEG using independent component analysis (ICA) and dipole fitting has been applied first, followed by selecting those dipoles that are closest to the active regions identified with fMRI. This allows translating the high temporal resolution of EEG to estimate time varying connectivity at the spatial source level. Our analysis shows that the estimated functional connectivity between two active regions can be correlated with the physical properties of the structure obtained from DTI analysis. This constitutes a first step towards opening the possibility of using pervasive EEG to monitor the long-term impact of ASD treatment without the need for frequent expensive fMRI or DTI investigations. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 10 (2), pp. 213 - 226 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1109/TCDS.2017.2680408 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/31233 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2017 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works. | en_GB |
dc.subject | functional brain connectivity | en_GB |
dc.subject | structural connectivity | en_GB |
dc.subject | EEG | en_GB |
dc.subject | MRI | en_GB |
dc.subject | DTI | en_GB |
dc.subject | multimodal analysis | en_GB |
dc.title | Multimodal functional and structural brain connectivity analysis in autism: A preliminary integrated approach with EEG, fMRI and DTI | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2018-01-29T16:08:09Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2379-8920 | |
dc.description | This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from the publisher via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems | en_GB |