title: Principal networks.
abstract: Graph representations of brain connectivity have attracted a lot of recent interest, but existing methods for dividing such graphs into connected subnetworks have a number of limitations in the context of neuroimaging. This is an important problem because most cognitive functions would be expected to involve some but not all brain regions. In this paper we outline a simple approach for decomposing graphs, which may be based on any measure of interregional association, into coherent "principal networks". The technique is based on an eigendecomposition of the association matrix, and is closely related to principal components analysis. We demonstrate the technique using cortical thickness and diffusion tractography data, showing that the subnetworks which emerge are stable, meaningful and reproducible. Graph-theoretic measures of network cost and efficiency may be calculated separately for each principal network. Unlike some other approaches, all available connectivity information is taken into account, and vertices may appear in none or several of the subnetworks. Subject-by-subject "scores" for each principal network may also be obtained, under certain circumstances, and related to demographic or cognitive variables of interest.
authors: Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom. j.clayden@ucl.ac.uk
authors: Jonathan D
authors: JD
authors: Clayden
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Dayan
authors: Chris A
authors: CA
authors: Clark
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D001931:Brain Mapping; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003198:Computer Simulation; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D009415:Nerve Net; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D055815:Young Adult
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