Strengths and challenges of longitudinal non-human primate neuroimaging

authors

• Song Xiaowei
• García-Saldivar Pamela
• Kindred Nathan
• Wang Yujiang
• Merchant Hugo
• Meguerditchian Adrien
• Yang Yihong
• Stein Elliot A
• Bradberry Charles W
• Hamed Suliann Ben
• Jedema Hank P
• Poirier Colline

keywords

• Magnetic resonance imaging
• Development
• Ageing
• Templates
• Simulation
• Non-human primate

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abstract

Longitudinal non-human primate neuroimaging has the potential to greatly enhance our understanding of primate brain structure and function. Here we describe its specific strengths, compared to both cross-sectional non-human primate neuroimaging and longitudinal human neuroimaging, but also its associated challenges. We elaborate on factors guiding the use of different analytical tools, subject-specific versus age-specific templates for analyses, and issues related to statistical power.

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