More intuitive choices during extraction and meta-analysis specification! (not pictured).
Finally, the application should just feel faster after a rewrite of the neurosynth and neurostore backends.
We are excited to see what you do with the platform!
Better navigation hints during curation:
You can edit the names of your imports in curation. No more long lists of PMIDs for names (if you don't want them)
During curation we make it more obvious on how to add studies to your project:
We're working hard to make it easier to do your neuroimaging meta-analysis. I wanted to highlight a couple of the things we've done recently.
(thread below)
#meta-analysis #openscience #neuroscience
github.com/neurostuff/n...
There's two types of people in the world: One's that have read this short blog post about MKDA and ALE, and those that haven't. Which are you?
neurostuff.github.io/compose-docs...
#meta-analysis #openscience #neuroscience
We've got a Town Hall coming up April 23rd 10:00am (CT)! Join the action to hear about our updates to the Coordinate Based Meta-analysis Algorithms and our work on Image Based Meta-Analysis on the platform!
utexas.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#neuroscience #meta-analysis #openscience
#stumped?
we have a youtube channel with helpful videos!
www.youtube.com/@NeurosynthO...
Big cities all share a common identity, if you squint, you can even imagine you're close to home, until you get a stark reminder you're in a foreign land.
Everywhere is home for Neurosynth Compose! From Tokyo to Sydney to Vancouver, we welcome users from all around the world!
The conversations we never had...
because we missed each other at #CNS2026, silly goose: calendly.com/jamesdkent21...
We may never know the true intentions of the orb, but we do know that you have access to over 30,000 studies on our platform! compose.neurosynth.org
Need help narrowing your focus? schedule a consultation today calendly.com/jamesdkent21...
much like this clock, neurosynth compose never runs out of steam.
Playing around with neurovlm (temporary url: neurostore.xyz/neurovlm)
This will likely become the decoder for neurosynth compose, and effectively replace the functionality of the original neurosynth's decoder. Read the preprint for details: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Collaborations!
After some flight delays and a quick sticker pickup, I'm at #CNS2026! Getting ready to data blitz!
you can reach us through the little feedback button on the website/emailing us/writing to us here:
email: neurosynthorg@gmail.com
website: compose.neurosynth.org
Sometimes it's the little things. Renamed "uncategoried" to "unreviewed" during extraction. This change was made because of user feedback, so if you notice something that you think could be more clear/easier, let us know!
#neuroscience #openscience #metaanalysis
We will take your answers and incorporate them into our model to better extract that information from articles and make it easier for you to filter/group articles! ⚙️📄 #neuroscience #meta-analysis #openscience
A systematic meta-analysis is hard work—and curation is often the hardest part. Y'all know this better than anyone, and we want to make it easier.
What’s one specific piece of information you consistently had to find or extract from every paper?
Tell us about it: tally.so/r/QKVbQG
#neuroscience
They say not to make a release on Friday, (I'm they), but who's running a meta-analysis over the weekend anyway?
#meta-analysis #neuroscience #openscience
check out what's new here
github.com/neurostuff/n...
Our paper is published!
doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
Take a look at the previous post where I described the preprint, I'm too lazy (or efficient?) to re-write it. Besides it was perfect.
#neuroscience #openscience #metaanalysis
New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by James D. Kent, Alejandro de la Vega, et al:
Neurosynth Compose: A web-based platform for flexible and reproducible neuroimaging meta-analysis
doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
There are so many places I haven't been: Rome, Hong Kong, Milwaukee. Help me virtually travel to far-off destinations, and I'll help you with: presentations/consultations/questions about neuroimaging meta-analyses. Signup for a personal meeting with us!
calendly.com/jamesdkent21...
#neuroscience
Thanks to everyone that attended our Town hall! Here is the link to the live demo: youtu.be/kpBYaa2fcyE
You can run a reproducible meta-analysis with ZERO CODE, all you need is a dream and an internet connection, and I think that's pretty cool.
#meta-analysis #openscience #neuroscience
The following phrases are approved for use during our town hall:
"Wow!" "Interesting!" "I've never seen that before!"
Those same phrases are discouraged when describing someone's MRI results.
Choose the right context, join our town hall: bit.ly/ns-townhall
#openscience #neuroskyence
We all love buttons, here's a new one. In addition to running your meta-analysis via a Google Colab notebook or through Docker, you can use AWS to run meta-analyses with a click of a button. That was easy 🔘
try it out: compose.neurosynth.org
#meta-analysis #neuroscience #neuroskyence #openscience
We'll be at #CNS2026!
Check out our abstract: www.cogneurosociety.org/poster/?id=7...
If you want to talk meta-analyses or extracting structured information from articles (NLP/LLMs) in person, let's connect ☕ (Vancouver March 7th-10th)
#Neuroskyence #Neuroscience #AcademicChatter
