Shared functional connectome fingerprints following ritualistic ayahuasca intake.
journal Article
2023
Pablo, Mallaroni
Natasha L., Mason
Lilian, Kloft
Johannes T., Reckweg
Kim, Van Oorsouw
Stefan W., Toennes
Hanna M., Tolle
Enrico, Amico
Johannes G., Ramaekers
The knowledge that brain functional connectomes are both unique and reliable has enabled behaviourally relevant inferences at a subject level. However, it is unknown whether such "fingerprints" persist under altered states of consciousness. Ayahuasca is a potent serotonergic psychedelic which produces a widespread dysregulation of functional connectivity. Used communally in religious ceremonies, its shared use may highlight relevant novel interactions between mental state and functional connectome (FC) idiosyncrasy. Using 7T fMRI, we assessed resting-state static and dynamic FCs for 21 Santo Daime members after collective ayahuasca intake in an acute, within-subject study. Here, connectome fingerprinting revealed FCs showed reduced idiosyncrasy, accompanied by a spatiotemporal reallocation of keypoint edges. Importantly, we show that interindividual differences in higher-order FC motifs are relevant to experiential phenotypes, given that they can predict perceptual drug effects. Collectively, our findings offer an example as to how individualised connectivity markers can be used to trace a subject's FC across altered states of consciousness.