Differentiating Functional Connectivity Patterns in ADHD and Autism Among the Young People: A Machine Learning Solution.

Journal: Journal of attention disorders
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: ADHD and autism are complex and frequently co-occurring neurodevelopmental conditions with shared etiological and pathophysiological elements. In this paper, we attempt to differentiate these conditions among the young people in terms of intrinsic patterns of brain connectivity revealed during resting state using machine learning approaches. We had two key objectives: (a) to determine the extent to which ADHD and autism could be effectively distinguished via machine learning from one another on this basis and (b) to identify the brain networks differentially implicated in the two conditions.

Authors

  • Bernis Sütçübaşı
    Acıbadem University, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Tuğçe Ballı
    Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Herbert Roeyers
    Ghent University, Belgium.
  • Jan R Wiersema
    Ghent University, Belgium.
  • Sami Çamkerten
    İstinye University, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Ozan Cem Öztürk
    Acıbadem University, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Barış Metin
    Medical Faculty, Neurology Department, Uskudar University, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Edmund Sonuga-Barke
    King's College London, UK.