Table 2.

Guidelines for studies of clinical populations with resting state fcMRI.

(1) A priori hypotheses regarding a region or network with abnormal fcMRI and clear criteria for selecting this region or network

(2) A priori hypothesis and demonstration of a region or network with normal fcMRI to serve as a control

(3) Correlation with clinical variables whenever possible

(4) Stringent correction for multiple comparisons

(5) An analysis of movement in patients and control subjects

(6) An analysis of the differential impact of pre-processing in patients and control subjects

(7) A discussion of how current findings relate to prior fcMRI findings