ArticleNeuroImage2025
Image-based meta- and mega-analysis (IBMMA): A unified framework for large-scale, multi-site, neuroimaging data analysis.
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- Disrupted thalamocortical functional connectivity and canonical resting-state network integration in posttraumatic stress disorder.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2026Article
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Nick SteeleBrain Imaging and Analysis Center, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; Department of Veteran Affairs Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Ashley A HugginsDepartment of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Rajendra A MoreyBrain Imaging and Analysis Center, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; Department of Veteran Affairs Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Ahmed HussainBrain Imaging and Analysis Center, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; Department of Veteran Affairs Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Courtney RussellBrain Imaging and Analysis Center, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; Department of Veteran Affairs Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Benjamin Suarez-JimenezDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
Elena PozziCentre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia; The University of Orygen, Parkville, Australia.
Hadis JameeiCentre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.
Lianne SchmaalCentre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia; The University of Orygen, Parkville, Australia.
Ilya M VeerDepartment of Developmental Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Lea WallerCharité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences CCM, Berlin, Germany.
Neda JahanshadImaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging & Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Marina del Rey, CA, USA.
Sophia I ThomopoulosImaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging & Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Marina del Rey, CA, USA.
Lauren E SalminenImaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging & Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Marina del Rey, CA, USA.
Miranda OlffAmsterdam UMC University of Amsterdam, Psychiatry, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; ARQ National Psychotrauma Centre, Diemen, the Netherlands.
Jessie L FrijlingAmsterdam UMC University of Amsterdam, Psychiatry, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; De Viersprong Mental Health Specialist in Personality Disorders, Family and Behavior, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Dick J VeltmanAmsterdam UMC University of Amsterdam, Psychiatry, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam UMC Vrije Universiteit, Psychiatry, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Saskia B J KochAmsterdam UMC University of Amsterdam, Psychiatry, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Laura NawijnAmsterdam UMC University of Amsterdam, Psychiatry, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Mirjam van ZuidenAmsterdam UMC University of Amsterdam, Psychiatry, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Clinical Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Li WangLaboratory for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Ye ZhuLaboratory for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Gen LiLaboratory for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Dan J SteinSA MRC Unit on Risk & Resilience in Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Jonathan IpserSA MRC Unit on Risk & Resilience in Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Yuval NeriaDepartment of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA.
Xi ZhuDepartment of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA.
Orren RavidNew York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA.
Sigal Zilcha-ManoUniversity of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
Amit LazarovTel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.
Jennifer S StevensDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Kerry ResslerDivision of Depression and Anxiety Disorders, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Tanja JovanovicDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
Sanne J H van RooijDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Negar FaniDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Sven C MuellerDepartment of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Anna R HudsonDepartment of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Judith K DanielsDepartment of Clinical Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Anika SierkUniversity Medical Centre Charité, Berlin, Germany.
Antje MantheyUniversity Medical Centre Charité, Berlin, Germany.
Henrik WalterUniversity Medical Centre Charité, Berlin, Germany.
Nic J A van der WeeDepartment of Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Steven J A van der WerffDepartment of Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Robert R J M VermeirenDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Christian SchmahlDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Germany; German Center for Mental Health, Partner Site Mannheim-Heidelberg-Ulm, Germany.
Julia I HerzogDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Germany; German Center for Mental Health, Partner Site Mannheim-Heidelberg-Ulm, Germany.
Ivan RektorCEITEC-Central European Institute of Technology, Multimodal and Functional Neuroimaging Research Group, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
Pavel ŘíhaCEITEC-Central European Institute of Technology, Multimodal and Functional Neuroimaging Research Group, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; First Department of Neurology, St. Anne's University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
Milissa L KaufmanDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Womens Mental Health, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA.
Lauren A M LeboisDivision of Depression and Anxiety Disorders, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Justin T BakerDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Institute for Technology in Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA.
Isabelle M RossoDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Center for Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Research, McLean Hospital, Harvard University, Belmont, MA, USA.
Elizabeth A OlsonDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Center for Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Research, McLean Hospital, Harvard University, Belmont, MA, USA.
Anthony KingDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Israel LiberzonDepartment of Psychiatry, Texas A&M University, Bryan, TX, USA.
Michael AngstadtDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Nicholas D DavenportMinneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Seth G DisnerMinneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Scott R SponheimMinneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Thomas StraubeInstitute of Medical Psychology and Systems Neuroscience, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
David HofmannInstitute of Medical Psychology and Systems Neuroscience, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
Guangming LuDepartment of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Rongfeng QiNanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Xin WangDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA.
Austin KunchDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA.
Hong XieDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA.
Yann QuidéSchool of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick, NSW, Australia.
Wissam El-HageUniversité de Tours, INSERM, Imaging Brain & Neuropsychiatry iBraiN U1253, 37032, Tours, France.
Shmuel LissekDepartment of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Hannah BergDepartment of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Steven E BruceUniversity of Missouri-St. Louis, Department of Psychological Sciences, Center for Trauma Recovery, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Josh CislerDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Marisa RossNorthwestern Neighborhood and Network Initiative, Northwestern University Institute for Policy Research, Evanston, IL, USA.
Ryan J HerringaSchool of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
Daniel W GrupeCenter for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
Jack B NitschkeDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
Richard J DavidsonCenter for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA; Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
Christine LarsonDepartment of Psychology, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Terri A deRoon-CassiniDivision of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, WI, USA; Comprehensive Injury Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, WI, USA.
Carissa W TomasComprehensive Injury Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, WI, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Health and Equity, Medical College of Wisconsin, WI, USA.
Jacklynn M FitzgeraldDepartment of Psychology, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Jeremy ElmanDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA; Stein Institute for Research on Aging & Center for Healthy Aging, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
Matthew PanizzonDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
Carol E FranzDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA; Center for Behavior Genetics of Aging, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Michael J LyonsDepartment of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
William S KremenDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA; Center for Behavior Genetics of Aging, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA; Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, LA Jolla, CA, USA.
Brandee FeolaDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, TN, USA.
Jennifer U BlackfordUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Munroe-Meyer Institute, Omaha, NE, USA.
Bunmi O OlatunjiDepartment of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, TN, USA.
Geoffrey MayCenter for Vital Longevity, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA; Veterans Integrated Service Network-17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans, Waco, TX, USA.
Steven M NelsonCenter for Vital Longevity, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA; Veterans Integrated Service Network-17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans, Waco, TX, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Bryan, TX, USA.
Evan M GordonDepartment of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Chadi G AbdallahDepartment of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Ruth LaniusDepartment of Neuroscience, Western University, London, ON, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Maria DensmoreDepartment of Psychiatry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Jean ThébergeDepartment of Psychiatry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Richard W J NeufeldDepartment of Psychiatry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Paul M ThompsonImaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging & Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Marina del Rey, CA, USA.
Delin SunBrain Imaging and Analysis Center, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; Department of Veteran Affairs Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, Durham, NC, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. Electronic address: Delin.Sun@duke.edu.
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$25.8MWISCONSIN CENTER ON MENTAL RETARDATION: CORE SUPPORTP30HD003352 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI SVAREN, JOHN P · 1985 to 2015
$25.2MThe VETSA Longitudinal MRI Twin Study of AgingR01AG022381 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI KREMEN, WILLIAM S. · 2003 to 2019
$22.3MX LINKED NYSTAGMUS SYNDROME WITH FEATURES OF ALBINISMM01RR000039 · NCRR · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI BRANN, ALFRED W · 1985 to 2007
$21.3MTR&D3: Intrinsic Surface MappingP41EB015922 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI VAN HORN, JOHN DARRELL · 2012 to 2022
$14.1MTRAINING PROGRAM IN EMOTION RESEARCHT32MH018931 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Richard J Davidson · 1989 to 2026
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$10.1MNeural Substrates of Affective Style and Emotion RegulationR01MH043454 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI DAVIDSON, RICHARD J, SCHAEFER, STACEY M · 1989 to 2022
$9.6MThe VETSA Longitudinal MRI Twin Study of Aging (VETSA MRI 4)R01AG076838 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI ANDERS M DALE, Jeremy A Elman · 2022 to 2026
$8.7MGenetic and Trauma-Related Risk Factors for PTSDR01MH071537 · NIMH · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI RESSLER, KERRY J. · 2005 to 2014
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Abstract
The increasing scale and complexity of neuroimaging datasets aggregated from multiple study sites present substantial analytic challenges, as existing statistical analysis tools struggle to handle missing voxel-data, suffer from limited computational speed and inefficient memory allocation, and are restricted in the types of statistical designs they are able to model. We introduce Image-Based Meta- & Mega-Analysis (IBMMA), a novel software package implemented in R and Python that provides a unified framework for analyzing diverse neuroimaging features, efficiently handles large-scale datasets through parallel processing, offers flexible statistical modeling options, and properly manages missing voxel-data commonly encountered in multi-site studies. IBMMA successfully analyzed a large-n dataset of several thousand participants and revealed findings in brain regions that some traditional software overlooked due to missing voxel-data resulting in gaps in brain coverage. IBMMA has the potential to accelerate discoveries in neuroscience and enhance the clinical utility of neuroimaging findings.
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