A pairwise approach for fMRI group studies using the BrainSync Transform

Due to the spontaneous nature of resting fMRI (rs-fMRI) signals, cross-subject comparison and group studies of rs-fMRI are challenging. Existing group comparison methods typically reduce the fMRI time series either to lower-dimensional connectivity features or use ICA to reduce dimensionality. We previously developed BrainSync, an orthogonal transformation that allows direct comparison of fMRI time-series across subjects.¹ This...