The coordinate-based meta-analysis of neuroimaging data

Stat Sci. 2017;32(4):580-599. doi: 10.1214/17-STS624. Epub 2017 Nov 28.

Abstract

Neuroimaging meta-analysis is an area of growing interest in statistics. The special characteristics of neuroimaging data render classical meta-analysis methods inapplicable and therefore new methods have been developed. We review existing methodologies, explaining the benefits and drawbacks of each. A demonstration on a real dataset of emotion studies is included. We discuss some still-open problems in the field to highlight the need for future research.

Keywords: functional magnetic resonance imaging; meta-analysis; neuroimaging.