According to the New York Times (3/16, Richtel), for about the past 20 years, investigators “have used brain-imaging technology to try to identify how the structure and function of a person’s brain connects to a range of mental-health ailments, from anxiety and depression to suicidal tendencies.” Now, findings published online March 16 in the journal Nature call “into question whether much of this research is actually yielding valid findings.” This is because “many such studies, the paper’s authors found, tend to include fewer than two dozen participants, far shy of the number needed to generate reliable results.”
Related Links:
— “Brain-Imaging Studies Hampered by Small Data Sets, Study Finds “Matt Richtel, The New York Times, March 16, 2022