Flexible nonlinear modeling reveals age-related differences in resting-state functional brain connectivity in autistic males from childhood to mid-adulthood / Molly D.B. PRIGGE ; Andrew ALEXANDER ; Brandon ZIELINSKI ; Janet E. LAINHART ; Jace KING in Molecular Autism, 16 (2025)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > 16 (2025) . - 24 Titre : Flexible nonlinear modeling reveals age-related differences in resting-state functional brain connectivity in autistic males from childhood to mid-adulthood Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Molly D.B. PRIGGE, Auteur ; Andrew ALEXANDER, Auteur ; Brandon ZIELINSKI, Auteur ; Janet E. LAINHART, Auteur ; Jace KING, Auteur Article en page(s) : 24 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Humans  Male  Child  Adolescent  Magnetic Resonance Imaging  Brain/physiopathology/diagnostic imaging  Connectome/methods  Adult  Young Adult  Child, Preschool  Cross-Sectional Studies  Autistic Disorder/physiopathology  Nonlinear Dynamics  Autism Spectrum Disorder/physiopathology  Age Factors  Nerve Net/physiopathology  Age-related  Autism  Cross-sectional  Functional connectivity  Generalized additive model  fMRI  acquired by each individual site within the ABIDE repository. Consent for  publication: Not applicable. Competing interests: The authors declare no  competing interests. Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Divergent age-related functional brain connectivity in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been observed using resting-state fMRI, although the specific findings are inconsistent across studies. Common statistical regression approaches that fit identical models across functional brain networks may contribute to these inconsistencies. Relationships among functional networks have been reported to follow unique nonlinear developmental trajectories, suggesting the need for flexible modeling. Here we apply generalized additive models (GAMs) to flexibly adapt to distinct network trajectories and simultaneously describe divergent age-related changes from childhood into mid-adulthood in ASD. METHODS: 1107 males, aged 5-40, from the ABIDE I & II cross-sectional datasets were analyzed. Functional connectivity was extracted using a network-based template. Connectivity values were harmonized using COMBAT-GAM. Connectivity-age relationships were assessed with thin-plate spline GAMs. Post-hoc analyses defined the age-ranges of divergent aging in ASD. RESULTS: Typically developing (TD) and ASD groups shared 15 brain connections that significantly changed with age (FDR-corrected p < 0.05). Network connectivity exhibited diverse nonlinear age-related trajectories across the functional connectome. Comparing ASD and TD groups, default mode to central executive between-network connectivity followed similar nonlinear paths with no group differences. Contrarily, the ASD group had chronic hypoconnectivity throughout default mode-ventral attentional (salience) and default mode-somatomotor aging trajectories. Within-network somatomotor connectivity was similar between groups in childhood but diverged in adolescence with the ASD group showing decreased within-network connectivity. Network connectivity between the somatomotor network and various other functional networks had fully disrupted age-related pathways in ASD compared to TD, displaying significantly different model curvatures and fits. LIMITATIONS: The present analysis includes only male participants and has a restricted age range, limiting analysis of early development and later life aging, years 40 and beyond. Additionally, our analysis is limited to large-scale network cortical functional parcellation. To parse more specificity of brain region connectivity, a fine-grained functional parcellation including subcortical areas may be warranted. CONCLUSION: Flexible non-linear modeling minimizes statistical assumptions and allows diagnosis-related brain connections to follow independent data-driven age-related pathways. Using GAMs, we describe complex age-related pathways throughout the human connectome and observe distinct periods of divergence in autism. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-025-00657-1 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=555 [article] Flexible nonlinear modeling reveals age-related differences in resting-state functional brain connectivity in autistic males from childhood to mid-adulthood [texte imprimé] / Molly D.B. PRIGGE, Auteur ; Andrew ALEXANDER, Auteur ; Brandon ZIELINSKI, Auteur ; Janet E. LAINHART, Auteur ; Jace KING, Auteur . - 24. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > 16 (2025) . - 24 Mots-clés : Humans  Male  Child  Adolescent  Magnetic Resonance Imaging  Brain/physiopathology/diagnostic imaging  Connectome/methods  Adult  Young Adult  Child, Preschool  Cross-Sectional Studies  Autistic Disorder/physiopathology  Nonlinear Dynamics  Autism Spectrum Disorder/physiopathology  Age Factors  Nerve Net/physiopathology  Age-related  Autism  Cross-sectional  Functional connectivity  Generalized additive model  fMRI  acquired by each individual site within the ABIDE repository. Consent for  publication: Not applicable. Competing interests: The authors declare no  competing interests. Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Divergent age-related functional brain connectivity in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been observed using resting-state fMRI, although the specific findings are inconsistent across studies. Common statistical regression approaches that fit identical models across functional brain networks may contribute to these inconsistencies. Relationships among functional networks have been reported to follow unique nonlinear developmental trajectories, suggesting the need for flexible modeling. Here we apply generalized additive models (GAMs) to flexibly adapt to distinct network trajectories and simultaneously describe divergent age-related changes from childhood into mid-adulthood in ASD. METHODS: 1107 males, aged 5-40, from the ABIDE I & II cross-sectional datasets were analyzed. Functional connectivity was extracted using a network-based template. Connectivity values were harmonized using COMBAT-GAM. Connectivity-age relationships were assessed with thin-plate spline GAMs. Post-hoc analyses defined the age-ranges of divergent aging in ASD. RESULTS: Typically developing (TD) and ASD groups shared 15 brain connections that significantly changed with age (FDR-corrected p < 0.05). Network connectivity exhibited diverse nonlinear age-related trajectories across the functional connectome. Comparing ASD and TD groups, default mode to central executive between-network connectivity followed similar nonlinear paths with no group differences. Contrarily, the ASD group had chronic hypoconnectivity throughout default mode-ventral attentional (salience) and default mode-somatomotor aging trajectories. Within-network somatomotor connectivity was similar between groups in childhood but diverged in adolescence with the ASD group showing decreased within-network connectivity. Network connectivity between the somatomotor network and various other functional networks had fully disrupted age-related pathways in ASD compared to TD, displaying significantly different model curvatures and fits. LIMITATIONS: The present analysis includes only male participants and has a restricted age range, limiting analysis of early development and later life aging, years 40 and beyond. Additionally, our analysis is limited to large-scale network cortical functional parcellation. To parse more specificity of brain region connectivity, a fine-grained functional parcellation including subcortical areas may be warranted. CONCLUSION: Flexible non-linear modeling minimizes statistical assumptions and allows diagnosis-related brain connections to follow independent data-driven age-related pathways. Using GAMs, we describe complex age-related pathways throughout the human connectome and observe distinct periods of divergence in autism. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-025-00657-1 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=555

Publisher Correction: Flexible nonlinear modeling reveals age-related differences in resting-state functional brain connectivity in autistic males from childhood to mid-adulthood / Molly D.B. PRIGGE ; Andrew ALEXANDER ; Brandon ZIELINSKI ; Janet E. LAINHART ; Jace KING in Molecular Autism, 16 (2025)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > 16 (2025) . - 28 Titre : Publisher Correction: Flexible nonlinear modeling reveals age-related differences in resting-state functional brain connectivity in autistic males from childhood to mid-adulthood Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Molly D.B. PRIGGE, Auteur ; Andrew ALEXANDER, Auteur ; Brandon ZIELINSKI, Auteur ; Janet E. LAINHART, Auteur ; Jace KING, Auteur Article en page(s) : 28 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-025-00662-4 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=555 [article] Publisher Correction: Flexible nonlinear modeling reveals age-related differences in resting-state functional brain connectivity in autistic males from childhood to mid-adulthood [texte imprimé] / Molly D.B. PRIGGE, Auteur ; Andrew ALEXANDER, Auteur ; Brandon ZIELINSKI, Auteur ; Janet E. LAINHART, Auteur ; Jace KING, Auteur . - 28. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > 16 (2025) . - 28 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-025-00662-4 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=555

White matter microstructure associations with episodic memory in adults with Down syndrome: a tract-based spatial statistics study / Austin BAZYDLO in Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 13 (2021)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders > 13 (2021) Titre : White matter microstructure associations with episodic memory in adults with Down syndrome: a tract-based spatial statistics study Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Austin BAZYDLO, Auteur ; Matthew ZAMMIT, Auteur ; Minjie WU, Auteur ; Douglas DEAN, Auteur ; Sterling JOHNSON, Auteur ; Dana TUDORASCU, Auteur ; Ann COHEN, Auteur ; Karly CODY, Auteur ; Beau ANCES, Auteur ; Charles LAYMON, Auteur ; William KLUNK, Auteur ; Shahid ZAMAN, Auteur ; Benjamin HANDEN, Auteur ; Andrew ALEXANDER, Auteur ; Bradley CHRISTIAN, Auteur ; Sigan HARTLEY, Auteur Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adult  Alzheimer Disease  Diffusion Tensor Imaging  Down Syndrome  Female  Humans  Male  Memory, Episodic  Middle Aged  White Matter Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Nearly all persons with Down syndrome will show pathology of Alzheimer's disease in their 40s. There is a critical need for studies to identify early biomarkers of these various pathological changes of Alzheimer's disease in the Down syndrome population and understand the relationship of these biomarkers to cognitive symptoms in order to inform clinical trials. Although Alzheimer's disease is often considered a disease of gray matter, white matter degeneration has been documented during the preclinical stage of Alzheimer's disease. The current study examined the association between diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) measures of white matter microstructure and episodic memory performance in 52 adults with Down syndrome. METHODS: Seventy (N = 70) participants (M = 40.13, SD = 7.77 years) received baseline scans as part of the Neurodegeneration in Aging Down Syndrome (NiAD) study at two imaging facilities (36 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison [UW-Madison] and 34 at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center [UPMC]). All participants had genetically confirmed trisomy 21. Fifty-two (N = 52) participants remained after QC. The DTI measures, fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD), were calculated for each participant. A combined measure of episodic memory was generated by summing the z-scores of (1) Free and Cued Recall test and (2) Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test for Children Picture Recognition. The DTI data were projected onto a population-derived FA skeleton and tract-based spatial statistics analysis was conducted using the FSL tool PALM to calculate Pearson's r values between FA and MD with episodic memory. RESULTS: A positive correlation of episodic memory with FA and a negative correlation of episodic memory and MD in the major association white matter tracts were observed. Results were significant (p < 0.05) after correction for chronological age, imaging site, and premorbid cognitive ability. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that white matter degeneration may be implicated in early episodic memory declines prior to the onset of dementia in adults with Down syndrome. Further, our findings suggest a coupling of episodic memory and white matter microstructure independent of chronological age. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11689-021-09366-1 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=574 [article] White matter microstructure associations with episodic memory in adults with Down syndrome: a tract-based spatial statistics study [texte imprimé] / Austin BAZYDLO, Auteur ; Matthew ZAMMIT, Auteur ; Minjie WU, Auteur ; Douglas DEAN, Auteur ; Sterling JOHNSON, Auteur ; Dana TUDORASCU, Auteur ; Ann COHEN, Auteur ; Karly CODY, Auteur ; Beau ANCES, Auteur ; Charles LAYMON, Auteur ; William KLUNK, Auteur ; Shahid ZAMAN, Auteur ; Benjamin HANDEN, Auteur ; Andrew ALEXANDER, Auteur ; Bradley CHRISTIAN, Auteur ; Sigan HARTLEY, Auteur. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders > 13 (2021) Mots-clés : Adult  Alzheimer Disease  Diffusion Tensor Imaging  Down Syndrome  Female  Humans  Male  Memory, Episodic  Middle Aged  White Matter Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Nearly all persons with Down syndrome will show pathology of Alzheimer's disease in their 40s. There is a critical need for studies to identify early biomarkers of these various pathological changes of Alzheimer's disease in the Down syndrome population and understand the relationship of these biomarkers to cognitive symptoms in order to inform clinical trials. Although Alzheimer's disease is often considered a disease of gray matter, white matter degeneration has been documented during the preclinical stage of Alzheimer's disease. The current study examined the association between diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) measures of white matter microstructure and episodic memory performance in 52 adults with Down syndrome. METHODS: Seventy (N = 70) participants (M = 40.13, SD = 7.77 years) received baseline scans as part of the Neurodegeneration in Aging Down Syndrome (NiAD) study at two imaging facilities (36 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison [UW-Madison] and 34 at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center [UPMC]). All participants had genetically confirmed trisomy 21. Fifty-two (N = 52) participants remained after QC. The DTI measures, fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD), were calculated for each participant. A combined measure of episodic memory was generated by summing the z-scores of (1) Free and Cued Recall test and (2) Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test for Children Picture Recognition. The DTI data were projected onto a population-derived FA skeleton and tract-based spatial statistics analysis was conducted using the FSL tool PALM to calculate Pearson's r values between FA and MD with episodic memory. RESULTS: A positive correlation of episodic memory with FA and a negative correlation of episodic memory and MD in the major association white matter tracts were observed. Results were significant (p < 0.05) after correction for chronological age, imaging site, and premorbid cognitive ability. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that white matter degeneration may be implicated in early episodic memory declines prior to the onset of dementia in adults with Down syndrome. Further, our findings suggest a coupling of episodic memory and white matter microstructure independent of chronological age. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11689-021-09366-1 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=574

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