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    Brain dynamics reflecting an intra-network brain state is associated with increased posttraumatic stress symptoms in the early aftermath of trauma
    (Research Square, 2024-03-08) Sendi, Mohammad; Fu, Zening; Harnett, Nathaniel; van Rooij, Sanne; Vergara, Victor; Pizzagalli, Diego; Daskalakis, Nikolaos; House, Stacey; Beaudoin, Francesca; An, Xinming; Neylan, Thomas; Clifford, Gari; Jovanovic, Tanja; Linnstaedt, Sarah; Germine, Laura; Bollen, Kenneth; Rauch, Scott; Haran, John; Storrow, Alan; Lewandowski, Christopher; Musey, Paul, Jr.; Hendry, Phyllis; Sheikh, Sophia; Jones, Christopher; Punches, Brittany; Swor, Robert; Gentile, Nina; Murty, Vishnu; Hudak, Lauren; Pascual, Jose; Seamon, Mark; Harris, Erica; Chang, Anna; Pearson, Claire; Peak, David; Merchant, Roland; Domeier, Robert; Rathlev, Niels; O'Neil, Brian; Sergot, Paulina; Sanchez, Leon; Bruce, Steven; Sheridan, John; Harte, Steven; Kessler, Ronald; Koenen, Karestan; McLean, Samuel; Stevens, Jennifer; Calhoun, Vince; Ressler, Kerry; Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine
    This study examines the association between brain dynamic functional network connectivity (dFNC) and current/future posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptom severity, and the impact of sex on this relationship. By analyzing 275 participants' dFNC data obtained ~2 weeks after trauma exposure, we noted that brain dynamics of an inter-network brain state link negatively with current (r=-0.179, pcorrected= 0.021) and future (r=-0.166, pcorrected= 0.029) PTS symptom severity. Also, dynamics of an intra-network brain state correlated with future symptom intensity (r = 0.192, pcorrected = 0.021). We additionally observed that the association between the network dynamics of the inter-network brain state with symptom severity is more pronounced in females (r=-0.244, pcorrected = 0.014). Our findings highlight a potential link between brain network dynamics in the aftermath of trauma with current and future PTSD outcomes, with a stronger protective effect of inter-network brain states against symptom severity in females, underscoring the importance of sex differences.