Multiscale effective connectivity analysis of brain activity using neural ordinary differential equations.

Neural mechanisms and underlying directionality of signaling among brain regions depend on neural dynamics spanning multiple spatiotemporal scales of population activity. Despite recent advances in multimodal measurements of brain activity, there is no broadly accepted multiscale dynamical models fo...

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Main Authors: Yin-Jui Chang, Yuan-I Chen, Hannah M Stealey, Yi Zhao, Hung-Yun Lu, Enrique Contreras-Hernandez, Megan N Baker, Edward Castillo, Hsin-Chih Yeh, Samantha R Santacruz
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314268
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author Yin-Jui Chang
Yuan-I Chen
Hannah M Stealey
Yi Zhao
Hung-Yun Lu
Enrique Contreras-Hernandez
Megan N Baker
Edward Castillo
Hsin-Chih Yeh
Samantha R Santacruz
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description Neural mechanisms and underlying directionality of signaling among brain regions depend on neural dynamics spanning multiple spatiotemporal scales of population activity. Despite recent advances in multimodal measurements of brain activity, there is no broadly accepted multiscale dynamical models for the collective activity represented in neural signals. Here we introduce a neurobiological-driven deep learning model, termed multiscale neural dynamics neural ordinary differential equation (msDyNODE), to describe multiscale brain communications governing cognition and behavior. We demonstrate that msDyNODE successfully captures multiscale activity using both simulations and electrophysiological experiments. The msDyNODE-derived causal interactions between recording locations and scales not only aligned well with the abstraction of the hierarchical neuroanatomy of the mammalian central nervous system but also exhibited behavioral dependences. This work offers a new approach for mechanistic multiscale studies of neural processes.
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spelling doaj-art-73f3562ea67d43f38adf6c7737429c512025-01-17T05:32:00ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032024-01-011912e031426810.1371/journal.pone.0314268Multiscale effective connectivity analysis of brain activity using neural ordinary differential equations.Yin-Jui ChangYuan-I ChenHannah M StealeyYi ZhaoHung-Yun LuEnrique Contreras-HernandezMegan N BakerEdward CastilloHsin-Chih YehSamantha R SantacruzNeural mechanisms and underlying directionality of signaling among brain regions depend on neural dynamics spanning multiple spatiotemporal scales of population activity. Despite recent advances in multimodal measurements of brain activity, there is no broadly accepted multiscale dynamical models for the collective activity represented in neural signals. Here we introduce a neurobiological-driven deep learning model, termed multiscale neural dynamics neural ordinary differential equation (msDyNODE), to describe multiscale brain communications governing cognition and behavior. We demonstrate that msDyNODE successfully captures multiscale activity using both simulations and electrophysiological experiments. The msDyNODE-derived causal interactions between recording locations and scales not only aligned well with the abstraction of the hierarchical neuroanatomy of the mammalian central nervous system but also exhibited behavioral dependences. This work offers a new approach for mechanistic multiscale studies of neural processes.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314268
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Hsin-Chih Yeh
Samantha R Santacruz
Multiscale effective connectivity analysis of brain activity using neural ordinary differential equations.
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title Multiscale effective connectivity analysis of brain activity using neural ordinary differential equations.
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title_short Multiscale effective connectivity analysis of brain activity using neural ordinary differential equations.
title_sort multiscale effective connectivity analysis of brain activity using neural ordinary differential equations
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314268
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