ReX: an integrative tool for quantifying and optimizing measurement reliability for the study of individual differences

Nat Methods. 2023 Jul;20(7):1025-1028. doi: 10.1038/s41592-023-01901-3. Epub 2023 Jun 1.

Abstract

Characterizing multifaceted individual differences in brain function using neuroimaging is central to biomarker discovery in neuroscience. We provide an integrative toolbox, Reliability eXplorer (ReX), to facilitate the examination of individual variation and reliability as well as the effective direction for optimization of measuring individual differences in biomarker discovery. We also illustrate gradient flows, a two-dimensional field map-based approach to identifying and representing the most effective direction for optimization when measuring individual differences, which is implemented in ReX.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers
  • Individuality*
  • Neuroimaging*
  • Reproducibility of Results

Substances

  • Biomarkers