arXiv:2603.09606cs.LG2026-03

通过学习脑网络的内在层级结构,提升脑疾病诊断精度与可解释性。

Learning the Hierarchical Organization in Brain Network for Brain Disorder Diagnosis

  • 基于节点内在特征构建层级注意力机制,自动发现脑网络组织
  • 在ABIDE和REST-meta-MDD数据集上实现最优分类性能
  • 可定位疾病相关子网络,提供临床可解释的生物标志物

基于功能磁共振成像(fMRI)的脑网络分析对脑疾病诊断至关重要。现有方法通常依赖预定义的功能子网络构建子网络关联,但此类严格先验组织会遗漏大量高皮尔逊相关性的跨网络交互模式。为此,我们提出脑层级组织学习(BrainHO),基于内在特征而非预设子网络标签,学习脑网络的固有层级依赖关系。具体而言,设计层级注意力机制,使模型能将节点聚合成层级结构,有效捕捉子图层面的复杂连接模式。为确保组织多样、互补且稳定,引入正交约束损失与层级一致性约束策略,利用高层图语义优化节点级特征。在公开数据集ABIDE和REST-meta-MDD上的大量实验表明,BrainHO不仅达到最先进分类性能,还通过精确定位疾病相关子网络,揭示可解释的临床显著生物标志物。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Brain network analysis based on functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) is pivotal for diagnosing brain disorders. Existing approaches typically rely on predefined functional sub-networks to construct sub-network associations. However, we identified many cross-network interaction patterns with high Pearson correlations that this strict, prior-based organization fails to capture. To overcome this limitation, we propose the Brain Hierarchical Organization Learning (BrainHO) to learn inherently hierarchical brain network dependencies based on their intrinsic features rather than predefined sub-network labels. Specifically, we design a hierarchical attention mechanism that allows the model to aggregate nodes into a hierarchical organization, effectively capturing intricate connectivity patterns at the subgraph level. To ensure diverse, complementary, and stable organizations, we incorporate an orthogonality constraint loss, alongside a hierarchical consistency constraint strategy, to refine node-level features using high-level graph semantics. Extensive experiments on the publicly available ABIDE and REST-meta-MDD datasets demonstrate that BrainHO not only achieves state-of-the-art classification performance but also uncovers interpretable, clinically significant biomarkers by precisely localizing disease-related sub-networks.

脑网络分析层级建模fMRI诊断可解释性

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