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Title
Common functional networks in the mouse brain revealed by multi-centre resting-state fMRI analysis
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Abstract
Preclinical applications of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rsfMRI) offer the possibility to non-invasively probe whole-brain network dynamics and to investigate the determinants of altered network signatures observed in human studies. Mouse rsfMRI has been increasingly adopted by numerous laboratories worldwide. Here we describe a multi-centre comparison of 17 mouse rsfMRI datasets via a common image processing and analysis pipeline. Despite prominent cross-laboratory differences in equipment and imaging procedures, we report the reproducible identification of several large-scale resting-state networks (RSN), including a mouse default-mode network, in the majority of datasets. A combination of factors was associated with enhanced reproducibility in functional connectivity parameter estimation, including animal handling procedures and equipment performance. RSN spatial specificity was enhanced in datasets acquired at higher field strength, with cryoprobes, in ventilated animals, and under medetomidine-isoflurane combination sedation. Our work describes a set of representative RSNs in the mouse brain and highlights key experimental parameters that can critically guide the design and analysis of future rodent rsfMRI investigations.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Neuroimage. - New York
Publication
New York : 2020
ISSN
1053-8119
DOI
10.1016/J.NEUROIMAGE.2019.116278
Volume/pages
205 (2020) , 11 p.
Article Reference
116278
ISI
000502357600006
Pubmed ID
31614221
Medium
E-only publicatie
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
DisConn: Neural drivers of functional disconnectivity in brain disorders
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Web of Science
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Creation 08.01.2020
Last edited 02.10.2024
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