bias in human neuroscience methods

The use of field-standard approaches in neuroscience and psychology can exclude participants from research, biasing our understanding of brain–behavior relations. Ricard, Parker, and colleagues discuss how we might address inequity in our scientific methodology. The cover image is a stylized illustration depicting exclusion in human neuroimaging methods. Cover concept: Mona Li, Jocelyn Ricard. Printed with permission from Mona Li Visuals. Read more here.

Motion-related exclusions and differential attrition can systematically compromise sample representativeness in longitudinal neuroimaging studies, with meaningful implications for the generalizability of addiction neuroscience findings. Ricard, J.A., et al., "Retention and data exclusion challenges for representative longitudinal neuroimaging in our understanding of addiction." bioRxiv (2025): 2025-09. [preprint]