Abstract
Subject-specific hemodynamic response functions (HRFs) have been recommended to capture variation in the form of the hemodynamic response between subjects (Aguirre et al., [ 1998]: Neuroimage 8:360369). The purpose of this article is to find optimal designs for estimation of subject-specific parameters for the double gamma HRF. As the double gamma function is a nonlinear function of its parameters, optimal design theory for nonlinear models is employed in this article. The double gamma function is linearized by a Taylor approximation and the maximin criterion is used to handle dependency of the D-optimal design on the expansion point of the Taylor approximation. A realistic range of double gamma HRF parameters is used for the expansion point of the Taylor approximation. Furthermore, a genetic algorithm (GA) (Kao et al., [ 2009]: Neuroimage 44:849856) is applied to find locally optimal designs for the different expansion points and the maximin design chosen from the locally optimal designs is compared to maximin designs obtained by m-sequences, blocked designs, designs with constant interstimulus interval (ISI) and random event-related designs. The maximin design obtained by the GA is most efficient. Random event-related designs chosen from several generated designs and m-sequences have a high efficiency, while blocked designs and designs with a constant ISI have a low efficiency compared to the maximin GA design. Hum Brain Mapp, 2011. (c) 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1253-1267 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Human Brain Mapping |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2012 |
Keywords
- fMRI
- nonlinear model
- double gamma function
- subject-specific hemodynamic response function (HRF)
- genetic algorithm
- optimal design
- EVENT-RELATED FMRI
- MULTIPLE TRIAL TYPES
- SEPARATING PROCESSES
- IMPULSE-RESPONSE
- BOLD FMRI
- MRI
- POWER
- EFFICIENCY
- ENTROPY