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Estimated Head Motion Contributes to Case-Control Magnetic Resonance Imaging Morphometry Differences in Schizophrenia

2026-03-05 psychiatry and clinical psychology Title + abstract only
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In-scanner head motion is a recognized source of bias in structural magnetic resonance imaging (sMRI), yet it remains under-addressed in psychiatric neuroimaging where structural difference in patient populations are considered foundational. We examined motion-related bias in grey matter volume estimates across eight independent cohorts comprising 9,664 individuals, including 8,979 neurotypical controls (NC), 497 patients with schizophrenia (SCZ), and 188 patients with bipolar disorder (BD). Mot...

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