Bias

By Natalia Mesa

31 July 2025

5 min read

Research images shows areas of cortex that differed across scans of variable quality.

Poor image quality introduces systematic bias into large neuroimaging datasets

Analyses that include low-quality MRI data underestimate cortical thickness and overestimate cortical surface area, according to new findings from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study.

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Poor image quality introduces systematic bias into large neuroimaging datasets

By Natalia Mesa

31 July 2025 | 5 min read

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By Chelsey B. Coombs

24 January 2021

6 min read

Speech bubble formed by a network of communication

Community newsletter: Autism acceptance training and autistic driver research

Twitter had a lot to say about a study suggesting that autistic drivers have similar or even slightly lower rates of vehicle crashes.

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Community newsletter: Autism acceptance training and autistic driver research

Twitter had a lot to say about a study suggesting that autistic drivers have similar or even slightly lower rates of vehicle crashes.

By Chelsey B. Coombs

24 January 2021 | 6 min read

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