Effects of different correlation metrics and preprocessing factors on small-world brain functional networks: A resting-state functional MRI study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Liang, Xia ^a   Wang, Jinhui ^a   Yan, Chaogan ^a   Shu, Ni ^a   Xu, Ke ^b   Gong, Gaolang ^a   He, Yong ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; RELIABILITY; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863263415     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032766     Document Type: Article

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