Exploration of connectivity with SEM: An fMRI study of resting state. Issue 4 (December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ahmad, Fayyaz; Ahmad, Iftikhar; Nisa, Zaibun; Mahmood Ramay, Shahid
• Is Part Of: International journal of imaging systems and technology. Volume 26:Issue 4(2016:Dec.)
• Page Start: 264
• Page End: 269
• Publication Date: 2016-12
• Subjects: functional magnetic resonance imaging -- exploratory factor analysis -- SEM -- statistical parametric mapping -- SPSS Amos; Imaging systems -- Periodicals; Image processing -- Periodicals; 621.367
• DOI: 10.1002/ima.22197
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-9457

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In this era, the neuroscientists get attention to find a network of brain which is activated in resting state of mind. It is challenging for any analytical technique to find out the connectivity among Brodmann areas of brain in resting state. To find network, a study was conducted in which brains are scan by functional magnetic resonance imaging of four healthy right handed individuals. Exploratory factor analysis was used to explore that which Brodmann areas are related to each other and then structural equation model has applied on explored factors (lobes) to find a network of activated brain in resting state. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Imaging Syst Technol, 26, 264–269, 2016