Decoding Task-Related Functional Brain Imaging Data to Identify Developmental Disorders: The Case of Congenital Amusia

Machine learning classification techniques are frequently applied to structural and resting-state fMRI data to identify brain-based biomarkers for developmental disorders. However, task-related fMRI has rarely been used as a diagnostic tool. Here, we used structural MRI, resting-state connectivity a...

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Main Authors: Philippe Albouy, Anne Caclin, Sam V. Norman-Haignere, Yohana Lévêque, Isabelle Peretz, Barbara Tillmann, Robert J. Zatorre
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2019.01165/full
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author Philippe Albouy
Philippe Albouy
Anne Caclin
Anne Caclin
Sam V. Norman-Haignere
Sam V. Norman-Haignere
Yohana Lévêque
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Isabelle Peretz
Barbara Tillmann
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Robert J. Zatorre
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Anne Caclin
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Sam V. Norman-Haignere
Sam V. Norman-Haignere
Yohana Lévêque
Yohana Lévêque
Isabelle Peretz
Barbara Tillmann
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Robert J. Zatorre
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description Machine learning classification techniques are frequently applied to structural and resting-state fMRI data to identify brain-based biomarkers for developmental disorders. However, task-related fMRI has rarely been used as a diagnostic tool. Here, we used structural MRI, resting-state connectivity and task-based fMRI data to detect congenital amusia, a pitch-specific developmental disorder. All approaches discriminated amusics from controls in meaningful brain networks at similar levels of accuracy. Interestingly, the classifier outcome was specific to deficit-related neural circuits, as the group classification failed for fMRI data acquired during a verbal task for which amusics were unimpaired. Most importantly, classifier outputs of task-related fMRI data predicted individual behavioral performance on an independent pitch-based task, while this relationship was not observed for structural or resting-state data. These results suggest that task-related imaging data can potentially be used as a powerful diagnostic tool to identify developmental disorders as they allow for the prediction of symptom severity.
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spelling doaj.art-b6f3dc40e47a449588a8fa8337f5b3b52022-12-22T01:09:18ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neuroscience1662-453X2019-10-011310.3389/fnins.2019.01165488781Decoding Task-Related Functional Brain Imaging Data to Identify Developmental Disorders: The Case of Congenital AmusiaPhilippe Albouy0Philippe Albouy1Anne Caclin2Anne Caclin3Sam V. Norman-Haignere4Sam V. Norman-Haignere5Yohana Lévêque6Yohana Lévêque7Isabelle Peretz8Barbara Tillmann9Barbara Tillmann10Robert J. Zatorre11Robert J. Zatorre12Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaInternational Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research, Montreal, QC, CanadaINSERM, U1028, CNRS, UMR 5292, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, Brain Dynamics and Cognition Team, Lyon, FranceUniversity Lyon 1, Lyon, FranceZuckerman Institute of Mind, Brain and Behavior, Columbia University, New York, NY, United StatesCNRS, Laboratoire des Sytèmes Perceptifs, Département d’Études Cognitives, ENS, PSL University, Paris, FranceUniversity Lyon 1, Lyon, FranceCNRS, UMR 5292, INSERM, U1028, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, Auditory Cognition and Psychoacoustics Team, Lyon, FranceInternational Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research, Montreal, QC, CanadaUniversity Lyon 1, Lyon, FranceCNRS, UMR 5292, INSERM, U1028, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, Auditory Cognition and Psychoacoustics Team, Lyon, FranceCognitive Neuroscience Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaInternational Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research, Montreal, QC, CanadaMachine learning classification techniques are frequently applied to structural and resting-state fMRI data to identify brain-based biomarkers for developmental disorders. However, task-related fMRI has rarely been used as a diagnostic tool. Here, we used structural MRI, resting-state connectivity and task-based fMRI data to detect congenital amusia, a pitch-specific developmental disorder. All approaches discriminated amusics from controls in meaningful brain networks at similar levels of accuracy. Interestingly, the classifier outcome was specific to deficit-related neural circuits, as the group classification failed for fMRI data acquired during a verbal task for which amusics were unimpaired. Most importantly, classifier outputs of task-related fMRI data predicted individual behavioral performance on an independent pitch-based task, while this relationship was not observed for structural or resting-state data. These results suggest that task-related imaging data can potentially be used as a powerful diagnostic tool to identify developmental disorders as they allow for the prediction of symptom severity.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2019.01165/fullmultivariate pattern analysis (MVPA)rs-fMRIsMRItask-based fMRItone deafnessdiagnostic
spellingShingle Philippe Albouy
Philippe Albouy
Anne Caclin
Anne Caclin
Sam V. Norman-Haignere
Sam V. Norman-Haignere
Yohana Lévêque
Yohana Lévêque
Isabelle Peretz
Barbara Tillmann
Barbara Tillmann
Robert J. Zatorre
Robert J. Zatorre
Decoding Task-Related Functional Brain Imaging Data to Identify Developmental Disorders: The Case of Congenital Amusia
Frontiers in Neuroscience
multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA)
rs-fMRI
sMRI
task-based fMRI
tone deafness
diagnostic
title Decoding Task-Related Functional Brain Imaging Data to Identify Developmental Disorders: The Case of Congenital Amusia
title_full Decoding Task-Related Functional Brain Imaging Data to Identify Developmental Disorders: The Case of Congenital Amusia
title_fullStr Decoding Task-Related Functional Brain Imaging Data to Identify Developmental Disorders: The Case of Congenital Amusia
title_full_unstemmed Decoding Task-Related Functional Brain Imaging Data to Identify Developmental Disorders: The Case of Congenital Amusia
title_short Decoding Task-Related Functional Brain Imaging Data to Identify Developmental Disorders: The Case of Congenital Amusia
title_sort decoding task related functional brain imaging data to identify developmental disorders the case of congenital amusia
topic multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA)
rs-fMRI
sMRI
task-based fMRI
tone deafness
diagnostic
url https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2019.01165/full
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