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Dear AFNI users-

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Sincerely, AFNI HQ

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November 14, 2012 10:01AM
Hello Guillaume,
As a rule of thumb, I drop a subject only if the number of TRs in a condition drops below 30 after censoring. You need about 30 TRs for decent statistical power.
The approach you are taking now - increasing the threshold to 1.5 and dropping subjects with more than a few TRs censored - I would not recommend because then you don't know what you are dealing with. The motion artifacts are spatially non-linear and are further complicated by the slice timing pattern. So, if I were you, I will keep the threshold low (0.3 to 0.5 mm should be fine) and reject a subject only if the TRs in a condition drops below 30. That way I avoid signal bleeding effects and know exactly what the issue is - statistical power. As Rick said, 10% loss may not be bad depending on where exactly in your design those TRs are lost. I have had a loss of 30% but still included the subject because the number of good TRs in each condition (including rest) was greater than 30.
Hope that helps,
Best regards,
Gaurav
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How much is too much motion?

Guillaume November 08, 2012 09:16AM

Re: How much is too much motion?

rick reynolds November 08, 2012 10:31PM

Re: How much is too much motion?

Guillaume November 09, 2012 07:56AM

Re: How much is too much motion?

JoshPowell November 09, 2012 05:17PM

Re: How much is too much motion?

rick reynolds November 10, 2012 02:11AM

Re: How much is too much motion?

Guillaume November 12, 2012 08:31AM

Re: How much is too much motion?

gauravm November 14, 2012 10:01AM

Re: How much is too much motion?

Guillaume November 19, 2012 11:51AM

Re: How much is too much motion?

rick reynolds November 19, 2012 03:32PM

Re: How much is too much motion?

Guillaume November 20, 2012 04:25AM

Re: How much is too much motion?

rick reynolds November 20, 2012 02:14PM

Re: How much is too much motion?

Maria December 02, 2012 06:57PM

Re: How much is too much motion?

rick reynolds December 04, 2012 09:00PM