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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2017 Nov 24;84:151–161. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.11.012

Table 1.

Checklist for neuroimaging meta-analyses

The research question is specifically defined YES, and it includes the following contrasts:

  • _____________________ vs ______________________

  • _____________________ vs ______________________

  • _____________________ vs ______________________

  • _____________________ vs ______________________

  • _____________________ vs ______________________

  • _____________________ vs ______________________
The literature search was systematic YES, it included the following keywords in the following databases: ______________________________________
Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are included YES, and reasons of non-standard criterion were: ______________________________________
Sample overlap was taken into account YES, using the following method: ______________________________________
All experiments use the same search coverage (state how brain coverage is assessed and how small volume corrections and conjunctions are taken into account) YES, the search coverage is the following: ______________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Studies are converted to a common reference space YES, using the following conversion(s): ______________________________________
Data extraction have been conducted by two investigators (ideal case) or double checked by the same investigator (state how double-checking was performed) YES, the following authors:

  • _______ checked inclusion criteria

  • _______ extracted coordinates

  • _______ extracted other info: _____________

  • _______ double-ckecked the following data:____
The paper includes a table with at least the references, basic study description (e.g. for fMRI tasks, stimuli), contrasts and basic sample descriptions (e.g. size, mean age and gender distribution, specific characteristics) of the included studies, source of information (e.g. contact with authors), reference space YES, and also the following data: ______________________________________
The study protocol was previously registered and all analyses planned beforehand, including the methods and parameters used for inference, correction for multiple testing, etc YES:
  • 1)

    The meta-analysis was registered before starting the search at ___________________________ (registration number ______________ )

  • 2)

    Any non-planned analyses are clearly stated as post-hoc or non-prespecified in the paper.

  • 3)

    The meta-analysis used the default methods and parameters of the software, with the following exceptions ______________________

The meta-analysis includes diagnostics YES, the following: ______________________________________