Year: 2019
Type: letter
Abstract: In a recent PNAS paper by Pedersen et al. (1), the authors report impressive performance when attempting to predict phenotypic variables (e.g., duration of previous night’s sleep) using individual differences in brain network switching. Although the results are intriguing, we have major concerns regarding the prediction model used to generate the results reported in figure 3 of ref. 1.
The results obtained with the elastic net regression are reasonable. Based on their analysis, the authors used behavior to predict network switching and …
[↵][1]1To whom correspondence may be addressed. Email: Michael.Milham{at}childmind.org.
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Language: English
Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2968521515