Enhancing precision in human neuroscience
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Enhancing precision in human neuroscience. / Nebe, Stephan; Reutter, Mario; Baker, Daniel H; Bölte, Jens; Domes, Gregor; Gamer, Matthias; Gärtner, Anne; Gießing, Carsten; Gurr, Caroline; Hilger, Kirsten; Jawinski, Philippe; Kulke, Louisa; Lischke, Alexander; Markett, Sebastian; Meier, Maria; Merz, Christian J; Popov, Tzvetan; Puhlmann, Lara M C; Quintana, Daniel S; Schäfer, Tim; Schubert, Anna-Lena; Sperl, Matthias F J; Vehlen, Antonia; Lonsdorf, Tina B; Feld, Gordon B.
In: ELIFE, Vol. 12, e85980, 09.08.2023.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Review article › Research
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T1 - Enhancing precision in human neuroscience
AU - Nebe, Stephan
AU - Reutter, Mario
AU - Baker, Daniel H
AU - Bölte, Jens
AU - Domes, Gregor
AU - Gamer, Matthias
AU - Gärtner, Anne
AU - Gießing, Carsten
AU - Gurr, Caroline
AU - Hilger, Kirsten
AU - Jawinski, Philippe
AU - Kulke, Louisa
AU - Lischke, Alexander
AU - Markett, Sebastian
AU - Meier, Maria
AU - Merz, Christian J
AU - Popov, Tzvetan
AU - Puhlmann, Lara M C
AU - Quintana, Daniel S
AU - Schäfer, Tim
AU - Schubert, Anna-Lena
AU - Sperl, Matthias F J
AU - Vehlen, Antonia
AU - Lonsdorf, Tina B
AU - Feld, Gordon B
N1 - © 2023, Nebe, Reutter et al.
PY - 2023/8/9
Y1 - 2023/8/9
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Humans
KW - Reproducibility of Results
KW - Neurosciences
KW - Sample Size
KW - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
U2 - 10.7554/eLife.85980
DO - 10.7554/eLife.85980
M3 - SCORING: Review article
C2 - 37555830
VL - 12
JO - ELIFE
JF - ELIFE
SN - 2050-084X
M1 - e85980
ER -