Predicting brain activity using a Bayesian spatial model.
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SUBMITTER: Derado G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4175991 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug
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Predicting brain activity using a Bayesian spatial model.
Derado Gordana G Bowman F Dubois FD Zhang Lijun L
Statistical methods in medical research 20120628 4
Increasing the clinical applicability of functional neuroimaging technology is an emerging objective, e.g. for diagnostic and treatment purposes. We propose a novel Bayesian spatial hierarchical framework for predicting follow-up neural activity based on an individual's baseline functional neuroimaging data. Our approach attempts to overcome some shortcomings of the modeling methods used in other neuroimaging settings, by borrowing strength from the spatial correlations present in the data. Our ...[more]
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