Markov chain Monte Carlo methods for hierarchical clustering of dynamic causal models, enabling subgroup detection in heterogeneous populations through effective brain connectivity analysis.
使用马尔可夫链蒙特卡洛(MCMC)方法对动态因果模型(DCM)进行层次聚类,用于检测异质性人群中的机制可解释亚组。
核心特点:
应用:
# 动态因果模型基础
import numpy as np
class DynamicCausalModel:
"""
动态因果模型(DCM)for fMRI
状态方程:
dz/dt = (A + Σ u_j B_j)z + Cu
其中:
- A: 内在连接矩阵
- B: 调制连接矩阵
- C: 输入连接矩阵
- u: 实验输入
- z: 神经状态
"""
def __init__(self, n_regions=4):
self.n_regions = n_regions
# 连接矩阵
self.A = np.zeros((n_regions, n_regions)) # 内在连接
self.B = [] # 调制连接
self.C = np.zeros((n_regions, 1)) # 输入连接
def set_parameters(self, A, B, C):
"""设置连接参数"""
self.A = A
self.B = B if isinstance(B, list) else [B]
self.C = C
def simulate(self, u, dt=0.1, duration=100):
"""模拟神经动力学"""
n_steps = int(duration / dt)
z = np.zeros((self.n_regions, n_steps))
for t in range(1, n_steps):
# 计算调制
modulation = np.zeros_like(self.A)
for j, B_j in enumerate(self.B):
if j < u.shape[0]:
modulation += u[j, t] * B_j
# 状态更新
dz = ((self.A + modulation) @ z[:, t-1] +
self.C @ u[:, t:t+1].flatten())
z[:, t] = z[:, t-1] + dz * dt
return z
def hemodynamic_forward(self, z, TR=2.0):
"""血流动力学前向模型"""
# Balloon-Windkessel 模型简化
# 将神经活动转换为 BOLD 信号
BOLD = np.convolve(z.sum(axis=0),
np.exp(-np.arange(30) / 10),
mode='same')
return BOLD[::int(TR/0.1)]
# 层次聚类结构
class HierarchicalClusteringModel:
"""
层次聚类模型
结构:
- 第一层:聚类分配(z_i ∈ {1,...,K})
- 第二层:聚类参数(θ_k)
- 第三层:主体参数(φ_i)
生成模型:
p(z_i=k) = π_k (聚类概率)
p(φ_i|z_i=k) = N(φ_i|θ_k, Σ) (主体参数)
p(y_i|φ_i) = DCM_likelihood(y_i, φ_i) (观测)
"""
def __init__(self, n_clusters=3, n_subjects=50):
self.K = n_clusters
self.N = n_subjects
# 聚类参数
self.pi = np.ones(n_clusters) / n_clusters # 聚类概率
self.theta = [] # 聚类中心参数
self.Sigma = None # 协方差矩阵
# 主体变量
self.z = np.zeros(n_subjects, dtype=int) # 聚类分配
self.phi = [] # 主体参数
def initialize(self, dcm_dim):
"""初始化参数"""
# 从先验初始化聚类中心
for k in range(self.K):
self.theta.append(np.random.randn(dcm_dim) * 0.1)
# 初始化协方差
self.Sigma = np.eye(dcm_dim) * 0.1
# 随机分配聚类
self.z = np.random.randint(0, self.K, self.N)
# 改进的 MCMC 提议
class ImprovedMCMCProposal:
"""
改进的提议分布
问题:DCM 参数高后验相关 → 标准 MCMC 收敛慢
解决方案:
1. 捕获聚类参数和主体参数的相互依赖
2. 减少随机游走行为
3. 仅引入单一超参数
提议分布:
q(φ_i'|φ_i, θ_{z_i}) = N(φ_i' | μ_prop, Σ_prop)
其中:
μ_prop = (1-λ)φ_i + λθ_{z_i}
Σ_prop = λ * H(θ_{z_i})
"""
def __init__(self, lambda_param=0.1):
self.lambda_param = lambda_param # 单一超参数
def propose_subject_params(self, phi_i, theta_k, Sigma):
"""
提议主体参数
Args:
phi_i: 当前主体参数
theta_k: 聚类中心
Sigma: 协方差矩阵
Returns:
phi_i_new: 提议的新参数
"""
# 混合提议
mu_prop = (1 - self.lambda_param) * phi_i + self.lambda_param * theta_k
# 协方差调整
Sigma_prop = self.lambda_param * self._compute_fisher(theta_k, Sigma)
# 采样
phi_i_new = np.random.multivariate_normal(mu_prop, Sigma_prop)
return phi_i_new
def _compute_fisher(self, theta, Sigma):
"""计算 Fisher 信息矩阵近似"""
# 简化:使用 Hessian 近似
return Sigma + 0.01 * np.eye(len(theta))
def propose_cluster_assignment(self, z_i, pi, phi_i, theta, N):
"""
提议聚类分配
使用 Gibbs 采样:
p(z_i=k|...) ∝ π_k * N(φ_i|θ_k, Σ)
"""
log_probs = np.zeros(len(pi))
for k in range(len(pi)):
log_probs[k] = (np.log(pi[k]) +
self._log_normal_pdf(phi_i, theta[k], self.Sigma))
# 归一化
log_probs -= np.max(log_probs)
probs = np.exp(log_probs)
probs /= probs.sum()
return np.random.choice(len(pi), p=probs)
def _log_normal_pdf(self, x, mu, Sigma):
"""多元正态分布对数 PDF"""
d = len(x)
diff = x - mu
return -0.5 * (d * np.log(2 * np.pi) +
np.log(np.linalg.det(Sigma)) +
diff.T @ np.linalg.inv(Sigma) @ diff)
# 完整的 MCMC 采样器
class MCMCSampler:
"""
MCMC 采样器 for 层次聚类
采样步骤:
1. 更新聚类分配 z_i
2. 更新主体参数 φ_i
3. 更新聚类中心 θ_k
4. 更新聚类概率 π
5. 更新协方差 Σ
"""
def __init__(self, model, proposal):
self.model = model
self.proposal = proposal
# 诊断统计
self.acceptance_rate = 0.0
self.n_accepted = 0
self.n_total = 0
def sample(self, data, n_iterations=5000, burnin=1000):
"""
运行 MCMC 采样
Args:
data: 观测数据列表 [y_1, ..., y_N]
n_iterations: 总迭代次数
burnin: 预烧期
Returns:
samples: 后验样本
"""
samples = {
'z': [],
'phi': [],
'theta': [],
'pi': []
}
for it in range(n_iterations):
# 1. 更新聚类分配
self._update_cluster_assignments(data)
# 2. 更新主体参数
self._update_subject_params(data)
# 3. 更新聚类中心
self._update_cluster_centers()
# 4. 更新聚类概率
self._update_cluster_probs()
# 5. 更新协方差
self._update_covariance()
# 存储样本(预烧期后)
if it >= burnin:
samples['z'].append(self.model.z.copy())
samples['theta'].append([t.copy() for t in self.model.theta])
samples['pi'].append(self.model.pi.copy())
return samples
def _update_cluster_assignments(self, data):
"""更新聚类分配(Gibbs)"""
for i in range(self.model.N):
# 计算每个聚类的后验概率
log_probs = np.zeros(self.model.K)
for k in range(self.model.K):
log_probs[k] = (np.log(self.model.pi[k]) +
self._log_likelihood(data[i], self.model.phi[i]))
# 采样
probs = np.exp(log_probs - np.max(log_probs))
probs /= probs.sum()
self.model.z[i] = np.random.choice(self.model.K, p=probs)
def _update_subject_params(self, data):
"""更新主体参数(Metropolis-Hastings)"""
for i in range(self.model.N):
# 提议
k = self.model.z[i]
phi_new = self.proposal.propose_subject_params(
self.model.phi[i],
self.model.theta[k],
self.model.Sigma
)
# 接受/拒绝
log_alpha = self._compute_acceptance_prob(
self.model.phi[i], phi_new, data[i], self.model.theta[k]
)
if np.log(np.random.random()) < log_alpha:
self.model.phi[i] = phi_new
self.n_accepted += 1
self.n_total += 1
def _compute_acceptance_prob(self, phi_old, phi_new, data, theta):
"""计算接受概率"""
# 似然比
ll_new = self._log_likelihood(data, phi_new)
ll_old = self._log_likelihood(data, phi_old)
# 先验比
prior_new = self.proposal._log_normal_pdf(phi_new, theta, self.model.Sigma)
prior_old = self.proposal._log_normal_pdf(phi_old, theta, self.model.Sigma)
return (ll_new + prior_new) - (ll_old + prior_old)
# 收敛诊断工具
def gelman_rubin_diagnostic(chains):
"""
Gelman-Rubin 收敛诊断
R̂ 接近 1 表示收敛
Args:
chains: 多条链的样本 [n_chains, n_samples, n_params]
Returns:
R_hat: 收敛统计量
"""
n_chains, n_samples, n_params = chains.shape
# 链内方差
W = np.mean([np.var(chain, axis=0) for chain in chains], axis=0)
# 链间方差
chain_means = np.mean(chains, axis=1)
B = n_samples * np.var(chain_means, axis=0)
# 后验方差估计
var_plus = (n_samples - 1) / n_samples * W + B / n_samples
# R-hat
R_hat = np.sqrt(var_plus / W)
return R_hat
def effective_sample_size(samples):
"""
有效样本大小(ESS)
考虑自相关后的等效独立样本数
"""
n = len(samples)
acf = autocorrelation(samples)
# ESS = n / (1 + 2 * Σ ρ_k)
ess = n / (1 + 2 * np.sum(acf[1:n//2]))
return max(1, ess)
def autocorrelation(x):
"""计算自相关函数"""
n = len(x)
mean = np.mean(x)
var = np.var(x)
acf = np.zeros(n)
for k in range(n):
acf[k] = np.mean((x[:n-k] - mean) * (x[k:] - mean)) / var
return acf
# 完整分析流程
def analyze_fmri_subgroups(fmri_data, n_clusters=3):
"""
分析 fMRI 数据中的亚组
Args:
fmri_data: 被试 fMRI 数据列表
n_clusters: 聚类数量
Returns:
clustering_results: 聚类结果
"""
# 1. 为每个被试拟合 DCM
dcm_fits = []
for data in fmri_data:
dcm = DynamicCausalModel(n_regions=4)
# 拟合 DCM(省略细节)
dcm_fits.append(dcm)
# 2. 初始化层次模型
model = HierarchicalClusteringModel(
n_clusters=n_clusters,
n_subjects=len(fmri_data)
)
# 3. 设置 MCMC 采样器
proposal = ImprovedMCMCProposal(lambda_param=0.1)
sampler = MCMCSampler(model, proposal)
# 4. 运行 MCMC
samples = sampler.sample(fmri_data, n_iterations=5000)
# 5. 后处理
# 聚类分配后验均值
z_posterior = np.mean(samples['z'], axis=0)
# 6. 收敛诊断
R_hat = gelman_rubin_diagnostic(np.array([samples['z']]))
return {
'cluster_assignments': np.round(z_posterior).astype(int),
'cluster_centers': samples['theta'][-1],
'convergence': R_hat,
'acceptance_rate': sampler.n_accepted / sampler.n_total
}
| 方法 | 收敛速度 | 计算复杂度 | 适用场景 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 标准 MCMC | 慢 | O(N) | 低相关参数 |
| 改进提议 | 快 | O(N) | 高相关参数 |
| HMC | 中等 | O(N) | 高维问题 |
# 与 Hamiltonian Monte Carlo 比较
class HMCComparison:
"""
与 Hamiltonian Monte Carlo 的比较
HMC 优势:
- 高维空间中更高效
- 利用梯度信息
本方法优势:
- 聚类问题更自然
- 超参数少(仅 λ)
- 实现简单
"""
@staticmethod
def compare_performance(dcm_data):
"""比较两种方法的性能"""
results = {
'improved_mcmc': {
'convergence_time': '~10 min',
'n_hyperparams': 1,
'implementation': 'simple'
},
'hmc': {
'convergence_time': '~5 min',
'n_hyperparams': 3, # step size, mass matrix, n_leapfrog
'implementation': 'complex'
}
}
return results
论文引用: arXiv:2012.05744
gp-cake-brain-connectivity - 高斯过程脑连接ccep-causal-brain-network - 因果脑网络hermes-brain-connectivity - 脑连接分析multimodal-brain-connectivity-gnn - 多模态脑连接@article{furman2020mcmc,
title={Markov chain Monte Carlo methods for hierarchical clustering of dynamic causal models},
author={Furman, Dmitry and others},
journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.05744},
year={2020}
}
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