Sex Differences in Hierarchical and Modular Organization of Functional Brain Networks: Insights from Hierarchical Entropy and Modularity Analysis
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| author | Chen, Wenyu Zhan, Ling Jia, Tao |
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| contents | Existing studies have demonstrated significant sex differences in the neural mechanisms of daily life and neuropsychiatric disorders. The hierarchical organization of the functional brain network is a critical feature for assessing these neural mechanisms. But sex differences on the hierarchical organization is not fully investigated. Here, we explore whether hierarchical structure of brain network differs between females and males. At the group level, we measure the hierarchical entropy and the maximum modularity of each individual, and identify a significant negative correlation between the complexity of hierarchy and modularity in brain networks. On average, female brain networks have stronger connectivity within the module, whereas male brain networks demonstrate more complex hierarchy. At the consensus level, we use co-classification matrix to investigate the detailed differences in the hierarchical organization between sexes and observe that females and males exhibit different interaction patterns of brain regions in the dorsal attention network (DAN) and visual network (VIN). Our finding suggests that females and males employ different network topology to achieve brain functions. In addition, the negative correlation between hierarchy and modularity implies a need to balance the complexity in hierarchical organization of the brain network, which shed light on future studies of brain functions. |
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| spellingShingle | Sex Differences in Hierarchical and Modular Organization of Functional Brain Networks: Insights from Hierarchical Entropy and Modularity Analysis Chen, Wenyu Zhan, Ling Jia, Tao Neurons and Cognition Existing studies have demonstrated significant sex differences in the neural mechanisms of daily life and neuropsychiatric disorders. The hierarchical organization of the functional brain network is a critical feature for assessing these neural mechanisms. But sex differences on the hierarchical organization is not fully investigated. Here, we explore whether hierarchical structure of brain network differs between females and males. At the group level, we measure the hierarchical entropy and the maximum modularity of each individual, and identify a significant negative correlation between the complexity of hierarchy and modularity in brain networks. On average, female brain networks have stronger connectivity within the module, whereas male brain networks demonstrate more complex hierarchy. At the consensus level, we use co-classification matrix to investigate the detailed differences in the hierarchical organization between sexes and observe that females and males exhibit different interaction patterns of brain regions in the dorsal attention network (DAN) and visual network (VIN). Our finding suggests that females and males employ different network topology to achieve brain functions. In addition, the negative correlation between hierarchy and modularity implies a need to balance the complexity in hierarchical organization of the brain network, which shed light on future studies of brain functions. |
| title | Sex Differences in Hierarchical and Modular Organization of Functional Brain Networks: Insights from Hierarchical Entropy and Modularity Analysis |
| topic | Neurons and Cognition |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.15833 |