What N Is N-ough for MRI-Based Animal Neuroimaging?

eNeuro. 2024 Mar 18;11(3):ENEURO.0531-23.2024. doi: 10.1523/ENEURO.0531-23.2024. Print 2024 Mar.

Abstract

Fueled by the recent and controversial brain-wide association studies in humans, the animal neuroimaging community has also begun questioning whether using larger sample sizes is necessary for ethical and effective scientific progress. In this opinion piece, we illustrate two opposing views on sample size extremes in MRI-based animal neuroimaging.

Keywords: animal neuroimaging; fMRI; rodent; sample size.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brain / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging* / methods
  • Neuroimaging* / methods