Motion impact score for detecting spurious brain-behavior associations

B Benjamin P. Kay D David F. Montez S Scott Marek B Brenden Tervo-Clemmens (Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota) J Joshua S. Siegel (Department of Psychiatry, New York University, Langone Center for Psychedelic Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine) B Babatunde Adeyemo T Timothy O. Laumann A Athanasia Metoki R Roselyne J. Chauvin (Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine) A Andrew N. Van V Vahdeta Suljic S Samuel R. Krimmel (Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine) R Ryland L. Miller D Dillan J. Newbold (Department of Neurology, New York University Medical Center) A Annie Zheng N Nicole A. Seider K Kristen M. Scheidter J Julia S. Monk E Eric Feczko (Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain, University of Minnesota) A Anita Randolph Óscar Miranda-Domínguez L Lucille A. Moore (Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain, University of Minnesota) A Anders J. Perrone G Gregory M. Conan E Eric A. Earl S Stephen M. Malone (Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota) M Michaela Cordova O Olivia Doyle B Benjamin J. Lynch J James C. Wilgenbusch T Thomas Pengo A Alice M. Graham J Jarod L. Roland E Evan M. Gordon A Abraham Z. Snyder (Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine) D Deanna M. Barch (Department of Psychiatry, Washington University in St. Louis) D Damien A. Fair (Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota) N Nico U. F. Dosenbach

Abstract

Abstract In-scanner head motion introduces systematic bias to resting-state fMRI functional connectivity (FC) not completely removed by denoising algorithms. Researchers studying traits associated with motion (e.g. psychiatric disorders) need to know if their trait-FC relationships are impacted by residual motion to avoid reporting false positive results. We devised Split Half Analysis of Motion Associated Networks (SHAMAN) to assign a motion impact score to specific trait-FC relationships. SHAMAN distinguishes between motion causing overestimation or underestimation of trait-FC effects. We assessed 45 traits from n = 7270 participants in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study. After standard denoising with ABCD-BIDS and without motion censoring, 42% (19/45) of traits had significant (p < 0.05) motion overestimation scores and 38% (17/45) had significant underestimation scores. Censoring at framewise displacement (FD) < 0.2 mm reduced significant overestimation to 2% (1/45) of traits but did not decrease the number of traits with significant motion underestimation scores.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 16, Issue 1
Published September 29, 2025
ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher Nature Portfolio

Journal Info

Nature Communications

Nature Portfolio

ISSN: 2041-1723 Open Access Life Sciences

Authors (38)

B

Benjamin P. Kay

D

David F. Montez

S

Scott Marek

B

Brenden Tervo-Clemmens

Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota

J

Joshua S. Siegel

Department of Psychiatry, New York University, Langone Center for Psychedelic Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine

B

Babatunde Adeyemo

T

Timothy O. Laumann

A

Athanasia Metoki

R

Roselyne J. Chauvin

Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine

A

Andrew N. Van

V

Vahdeta Suljic

S

Samuel R. Krimmel

Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine

R

Ryland L. Miller

D

Dillan J. Newbold

Department of Neurology, New York University Medical Center

A

Annie Zheng

N

Nicole A. Seider

K

Kristen M. Scheidter

J

Julia S. Monk

E

Eric Feczko

Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain, University of Minnesota

A

Anita Randolph

Óscar Miranda-Domínguez

L

Lucille A. Moore

Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain, University of Minnesota

A

Anders J. Perrone

G

Gregory M. Conan

E

Eric A. Earl

S

Stephen M. Malone

Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota

M

Michaela Cordova

O

Olivia Doyle

B

Benjamin J. Lynch

J

James C. Wilgenbusch

T

Thomas Pengo

A

Alice M. Graham

J

Jarod L. Roland

E

Evan M. Gordon

A

Abraham Z. Snyder

Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine

D

Deanna M. Barch

Department of Psychiatry, Washington University in St. Louis

D

Damien A. Fair

Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota

N

Nico U. F. Dosenbach