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6 claims from 3 papers

1. Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

   Impact of in-scanner head motion on multiple measures of functional connectivity: Relevance for studies of neurodevelopment in youth

   Satterthwaite, Wolf, Loughead et al. · NeuroImage · 2012

   In 456 children and adolescents, head motion during MRI scanning affected many kinds of resting-state connectivity measure, which matters for studies of brain development in youth.

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   1. UncheckedAge was linked to stronger within-network brain connectivity even after accounting for head motion, but motion control markedly weakened that link.“While subject age was associated with increased within-network connectivity even when motion was accounted for, controlling for motion substantially attenuated the strength of this relationship.”

2. Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

   A comprehensive assessment of regional variation in the impact of head micromovements on functional connectomics

   Yan, Cheung, Kelly et al. · NeuroImage · 2013

   The study mapped how small head movements affect the resting-state fMRI signal, tested motion-correction methods, and examined how motion affects the test-retest reliability of many brain-connectivity measures.

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   1. Unchecked“Residual relationships between motion and the examined R-fMRI metrics remained for all correction approaches, underscoring the need to covary motion effects at the group-level.”
   2. UncheckedHead motion generally lowered test-retest reliability of resting-state fMRI measures, except those based on frequency, notably ALFF.“Generally, motion compromised reliability of R-fMRI metrics, with the exception of those based on frequency characteristics - particularly, amplitude of low frequency fluctuations (ALFF).”

3. Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

   Reproducibility of functional brain alterations in major depressive disorder: Evidence from a multisite resting-state functional MRI study with 1,434 individuals

   Xia, Si, Sun et al. · NeuroImage · 2019

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   1. Unchecked“We observed significant hypoactivity in the orbitofrontal, sensorimotor, and visual cortices and hyperactivity in the frontoparietal cortices in MDD patients compared to the controls.”
   2. Unchecked“These alterations are not affected by different statistical analysis strategies, global signal regression and medication status and are generally reproducible across centers.”
   3. Unchecked“Bootstrap analyses reveal that at least 400 subjects in each group are required to replicate significant alterations (an extent threshold of P < .05 and a height threshold of P < .001) at 50% reproducibility.”