Multivariate pattern analysis of brain structure predicts functional outcome after auditory-based cognitive training interventions

Abstract Cognitive gains following cognitive training interventions are associated with improved functioning in people with schizophrenia (SCZ). However, considerable inter-individual variability is observed. Here, we evaluate the sensitivity of brain structural features to predict functional respon...

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Autores principales: Lana Kambeitz-Ilankovic, Sophia Vinogradov, Julian Wenzel, Melissa Fisher, Shalaila S. Haas, Linda Betz, Nora Penzel, Srikantan Nagarajan, Nikolaos Koutsouleris, Karuna Subramaniam
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8f308fa8606143dba33239c10eda993e2021-12-02T16:45:40ZMultivariate pattern analysis of brain structure predicts functional outcome after auditory-based cognitive training interventions10.1038/s41537-021-00165-02334-265Xhttps://doaj.org/article/8f308fa8606143dba33239c10eda993e2021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41537-021-00165-0https://doaj.org/toc/2334-265XAbstract Cognitive gains following cognitive training interventions are associated with improved functioning in people with schizophrenia (SCZ). However, considerable inter-individual variability is observed. Here, we evaluate the sensitivity of brain structural features to predict functional response to auditory-based cognitive training (ABCT) at a single-subject level. We employed whole-brain multivariate pattern analysis with support vector machine (SVM) modeling to identify gray matter (GM) patterns that predicted higher vs. lower functioning after 40 h of ABCT at the single-subject level in SCZ patients. The generalization capacity of the SVM model was evaluated by applying the original model through an out-of-sample cross-validation analysis to unseen SCZ patients from an independent validation sample who underwent 50 h of ABCT. The whole-brain GM volume-based pattern classification predicted higher vs. lower functioning at follow-up with a balanced accuracy (BAC) of 69.4% (sensitivity 72.2%, specificity 66.7%) as determined by nested cross-validation. The neuroanatomical model was generalizable to an independent cohort with a BAC of 62.1% (sensitivity 90.9%, specificity 33.3%). In particular, greater baseline GM volumes in regions within superior temporal gyrus, thalamus, anterior cingulate, and cerebellum predicted improved functioning at the single-subject level following ABCT in SCZ participants. The present findings provide a structural MRI fingerprint associated with preserved GM volumes at a single baseline timepoint, which predicted improved functioning following an ABCT intervention, and serve as a model for how to facilitate precision clinical therapies for SCZ based on imaging data, operating at the single-subject level.Lana Kambeitz-IlankovicSophia VinogradovJulian WenzelMelissa FisherShalaila S. HaasLinda BetzNora PenzelSrikantan NagarajanNikolaos KoutsoulerisKaruna SubramaniamNature PortfolioarticlePsychiatryRC435-571ENnpj Schizophrenia, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
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RC435-571
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RC435-571
Lana Kambeitz-Ilankovic
Sophia Vinogradov
Julian Wenzel
Melissa Fisher
Shalaila S. Haas
Linda Betz
Nora Penzel
Srikantan Nagarajan
Nikolaos Koutsouleris
Karuna Subramaniam
Multivariate pattern analysis of brain structure predicts functional outcome after auditory-based cognitive training interventions
description Abstract Cognitive gains following cognitive training interventions are associated with improved functioning in people with schizophrenia (SCZ). However, considerable inter-individual variability is observed. Here, we evaluate the sensitivity of brain structural features to predict functional response to auditory-based cognitive training (ABCT) at a single-subject level. We employed whole-brain multivariate pattern analysis with support vector machine (SVM) modeling to identify gray matter (GM) patterns that predicted higher vs. lower functioning after 40 h of ABCT at the single-subject level in SCZ patients. The generalization capacity of the SVM model was evaluated by applying the original model through an out-of-sample cross-validation analysis to unseen SCZ patients from an independent validation sample who underwent 50 h of ABCT. The whole-brain GM volume-based pattern classification predicted higher vs. lower functioning at follow-up with a balanced accuracy (BAC) of 69.4% (sensitivity 72.2%, specificity 66.7%) as determined by nested cross-validation. The neuroanatomical model was generalizable to an independent cohort with a BAC of 62.1% (sensitivity 90.9%, specificity 33.3%). In particular, greater baseline GM volumes in regions within superior temporal gyrus, thalamus, anterior cingulate, and cerebellum predicted improved functioning at the single-subject level following ABCT in SCZ participants. The present findings provide a structural MRI fingerprint associated with preserved GM volumes at a single baseline timepoint, which predicted improved functioning following an ABCT intervention, and serve as a model for how to facilitate precision clinical therapies for SCZ based on imaging data, operating at the single-subject level.
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author Lana Kambeitz-Ilankovic
Sophia Vinogradov
Julian Wenzel
Melissa Fisher
Shalaila S. Haas
Linda Betz
Nora Penzel
Srikantan Nagarajan
Nikolaos Koutsouleris
Karuna Subramaniam
author_facet Lana Kambeitz-Ilankovic
Sophia Vinogradov
Julian Wenzel
Melissa Fisher
Shalaila S. Haas
Linda Betz
Nora Penzel
Srikantan Nagarajan
Nikolaos Koutsouleris
Karuna Subramaniam
author_sort Lana Kambeitz-Ilankovic
title Multivariate pattern analysis of brain structure predicts functional outcome after auditory-based cognitive training interventions
title_short Multivariate pattern analysis of brain structure predicts functional outcome after auditory-based cognitive training interventions
title_full Multivariate pattern analysis of brain structure predicts functional outcome after auditory-based cognitive training interventions
title_fullStr Multivariate pattern analysis of brain structure predicts functional outcome after auditory-based cognitive training interventions
title_full_unstemmed Multivariate pattern analysis of brain structure predicts functional outcome after auditory-based cognitive training interventions
title_sort multivariate pattern analysis of brain structure predicts functional outcome after auditory-based cognitive training interventions
publisher Nature Portfolio
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/8f308fa8606143dba33239c10eda993e
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