Review Article

Complex Brain Network Analysis and Its Applications to Brain Disorders: A Survey

Table 5

Overview of functional brain network studies in SCZ.

StudyModality SubjectsNode definition Edge definition Network type Main findings

Lynall et al., 2010 [111]fMRI12 SCZ
15 HC
72 regions in AAL atlasWavelet correlationBinary(1) Reduced clustering coefficient and small-world index, reduced probability of high degree hubs, and increased robustness in SCZ.
(2) Reduced degree and clustering coefficient in medial parietal, premotor and cingulate, and right orbitofrontal cortical regions in SCZ.

Su et al., 2015 [112]fMRI49 SCZ
28 HC
90 regions in AAL atlasPearson correlationWeighted(1) Lower global efficiency in SCZ.
(2) The severity of psychopathology, negative symptoms, and depression and anxiety symptoms were related to global efficiency in SCZ.

Hadley et al., 2016 [113]fMRI32 SCZ
32 HC
278 regions [114]Wavelet correlationBinary(1) Reduced global efficiency and increased clustering coefficients in SCZ.
(2) Aberrant functional integration and segregation in SCZ.

Ganella et al., 2017 [115]fMRI42
TR-SCZ
42 HC
116 regions in AAL atlasPearson correlationBinary(1) Reduced global brain functional connectivity and reduced strength in frontotemporal, frontooccipital, and temporooccipital connections in TR-SCZ.
(2) Reduced global efficiency and increased local efficiency in TR-SCZ.

Jhung et al., 2013 [116]EEG12 SCZ
13 UHR
13 HC
64 channelsSynchronization likelihoodBinary(1) Reduced small-world property in the theta band during the working memory task in SCZ compared with HC.
(2) The small-world index of the UHR was intermediate value among SCZ, UHR, and HC during the working memory task.

Shim et al., 2014 [35]EEG34 SCZ
34 HC
314 dipole sourcesPhase locking valueWeighted(1) Reduced clustering coefficients and increased path lengths in SCZ.
(2) The severity of SCZ symptoms was negatively correlated with the clustering coefficient and positively correlated with path length.

Yin et al., 2017 [87]EEG14
P-SCZ
14
N-SCZ
14 HC
32 electrodesMutual informationBinary(1) Smaller clustering coefficient, larger average characteristic path length, lower global efficiency, lower local efficiency, and smaller degrees in SCZ.
(2) SCZ patients had fewer information interactions than HCs, and P-SCZ had more information interactions than N-SCZ.