Enhancing precision in human neuroscience.
experimental methods
generalizability
human neuroscience
neuroscience
precision
reliability
sample size
Journal
eLife
ISSN: 2050-084X
Titre abrégé: Elife
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101579614
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 08 2023
09 08 2023
Historique:
received:
20
01
2023
accepted:
23
07
2023
medline:
10
8
2023
pubmed:
9
8
2023
entrez:
9
8
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Human neuroscience has always been pushing the boundary of what is measurable. During the last decade, concerns about statistical power and replicability - in science in general, but also specifically in human neuroscience - have fueled an extensive debate. One important insight from this discourse is the need for larger samples, which naturally increases statistical power. An alternative is to increase the precision of measurements, which is the focus of this review. This option is often overlooked, even though statistical power benefits from increasing precision as much as from increasing sample size. Nonetheless, precision has always been at the heart of good scientific practice in human neuroscience, with researchers relying on lab traditions or rules of thumb to ensure sufficient precision for their studies. In this review, we encourage a more systematic approach to precision. We start by introducing measurement precision and its importance for well-powered studies in human neuroscience. Then, determinants for precision in a range of neuroscientific methods (MRI, M/EEG, EDA, Eye-Tracking, and Endocrinology) are elaborated. We end by discussing how a more systematic evaluation of precision and the application of respective insights can lead to an increase in reproducibility in human neuroscience.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37555830
doi: 10.7554/eLife.85980
pii: 85980
pmc: PMC10411974
doi:
pii:
Types de publication
Review
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2023, Nebe, Reutter et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
SN, MR, DB, JB, GD, MG, AG, CG, CG, KH, PJ, LK, AL, SM, MM, CM, TP, LP, DQ, TS, AS, MS, AV, TL, GF No competing interests declared
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