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Detailed description of input data and files

Mandatory Inputs

They need to be provided in this order:

  • path_imaging. Neuroimaging data. Path to neuroimaging data. This input argument can be:
    • path to a dot mat file where the last dimension corresponds to participant index
    • path to a csv file with imaging data where the number of columns dimension corresponds to participant index. No headers
    • path to a txt file with paths to individual files with neuroimaging data. No headers
      • dot mat
      • cifti
  • path_demographics_Table. Path to the demographics table saved as csv. It must have headers. Such headers will be defined as between or within factors in the group design table.(group_Design_Table). Depending on the analysis, this table could also have the reserved headers id and outcome. You could include a column in this table to associate each participant with the its relative position in the neuroimaging data (path_imaging ). If provided, the column should be titled "consecutive_number". If not provided, it will be assumed that neuroimaging (path_imaging) and non-imaging data are presented in the same order.
  • path_group_Design_Table Path to group design table that indicates which elements of the demographics_Table will be used in this analysis. This table also will indicate if each included parameters is a between or within factor. This table must have the following headers in the presented order:
    • Variable: Column names from the demographics_Table that will be used in the analysis. Column names listed in the demographics_Table but not included here will be ignored
    • Design: Only option are between or within

  • path_parcellation_table, Parcel object. If not provided it will use defaults

    • dot mat file with assignemnt of ROIs to functional networks

    • table that assigns ROIs to functional networks. The number of ROIs (column ix, see below) must equal the number of elements of the neuroimaging data (i.e. mandatory input path_imaging). This table must be saved as a csv file and must have the following headers in the presented order:

      • index
      • Network name. Network name each ROI belong to.
      • Newortk short name. Two or three letters' acronym to describe the network this ROI belongs to.
      • R. Number from 0 to 1 to indicate the Red value for the RGB colormap.
      • G. Number from 0 to 1 to indicate the Green value for the RGB colormap.
      • B. Number from 0 to 1 to indicate the Blue value for the RGB colormap.

      Here is a couple of examples:

      Optional inputs

  • path_Group_Color_Table. If not provided, colors will be assigned

  • options, an structure with the required fields or a dot m file with the text to define this structure
  • output_folder. Path to output folder to save the results. If not provided, it will make in the current path a new folder named output_fconn_anovan