Altered connection properties of important network hubs may be neural risk factors for individuals with primary insomnia

Abstract Primary insomnia (PIs) is highly prevalent and can lead to adverse socioeconomic impacts, but the underlying mechanism of its complex brain network impairment remains largely unknown. Functional studies are too few and diverse in methodology, which makes it difficult to glean general conclu...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:45cf1a2587aa4255999a0c4c7daafbbf2021-12-02T15:08:56ZAltered connection properties of important network hubs may be neural risk factors for individuals with primary insomnia10.1038/s41598-018-23699-32045-2322https://doaj.org/article/45cf1a2587aa4255999a0c4c7daafbbf2018-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-23699-3https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Primary insomnia (PIs) is highly prevalent and can lead to adverse socioeconomic impacts, but the underlying mechanism of its complex brain network impairment remains largely unknown. Functional studies are too few and diverse in methodology, which makes it difficult to glean general conclusions. To answer this question, we first used graph theory-based network analyse, together with seed-based functional connectivity approach, to characterize the topology architecture of whole-brain functional networks associated with PIs. Forty-eight subjects with PIs and 48 age/sex/education-matched good sleepers were recruited. We found PIs is associated with altered connection properties of intra-networks within the executive control network, default mode network and salience network, and inter-network between auditory language comprehension center and executive control network. These complex networks were correlated with negative emotions and insomnia severity in the PIs group. Altered connection properties of these network hubs appeared to be neural risk factors for neuropsychological changes of PIs, and might be used as potential neuroimaging markers to distinguish the PIs from the good sleepers. These findings highlight the role of functional connectivity in the pathophysiology of PIs, and may underlie the neural mechanisms of etiology of PIs.Xuming LiuJiyong ZhengBi-Xia LiuXi-Jian DaiNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2018)
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Altered connection properties of important network hubs may be neural risk factors for individuals with primary insomnia
description Abstract Primary insomnia (PIs) is highly prevalent and can lead to adverse socioeconomic impacts, but the underlying mechanism of its complex brain network impairment remains largely unknown. Functional studies are too few and diverse in methodology, which makes it difficult to glean general conclusions. To answer this question, we first used graph theory-based network analyse, together with seed-based functional connectivity approach, to characterize the topology architecture of whole-brain functional networks associated with PIs. Forty-eight subjects with PIs and 48 age/sex/education-matched good sleepers were recruited. We found PIs is associated with altered connection properties of intra-networks within the executive control network, default mode network and salience network, and inter-network between auditory language comprehension center and executive control network. These complex networks were correlated with negative emotions and insomnia severity in the PIs group. Altered connection properties of these network hubs appeared to be neural risk factors for neuropsychological changes of PIs, and might be used as potential neuroimaging markers to distinguish the PIs from the good sleepers. These findings highlight the role of functional connectivity in the pathophysiology of PIs, and may underlie the neural mechanisms of etiology of PIs.
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author Xuming Liu
Jiyong Zheng
Bi-Xia Liu
Xi-Jian Dai
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Jiyong Zheng
Bi-Xia Liu
Xi-Jian Dai
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title Altered connection properties of important network hubs may be neural risk factors for individuals with primary insomnia
title_short Altered connection properties of important network hubs may be neural risk factors for individuals with primary insomnia
title_full Altered connection properties of important network hubs may be neural risk factors for individuals with primary insomnia
title_fullStr Altered connection properties of important network hubs may be neural risk factors for individuals with primary insomnia
title_full_unstemmed Altered connection properties of important network hubs may be neural risk factors for individuals with primary insomnia
title_sort altered connection properties of important network hubs may be neural risk factors for individuals with primary insomnia
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