Abstract

The Enhancing NeuroImaging Genetics through Meta-Analysis (ENIGMA) Consortium is a growing international team of over 300 scientists, spanning over 30 countries. It was formed in 2009 with 3 research groups around the world pooling together their resources in order to discover genetic influences on brain structure. Taking a meta-analytical approach to neuroimaging, a unique direction in the field, meant that research groups would perform harmonized protocols and statistical analyses and only share summary results of statistical tests and not raw data itself. Welcoming all interested imaging groups to join, ENIGMA has now expanded rapidly worldwide, and the opportunity to participate in high-powered collaborative work unbounded by data privacy and exchange policies has become scientifically rewarding with major, reliable, neuroscience and genetic discoveries being made and published in the highest …

Date

2015

Authors

Neda Jahanshad, Sarah Madsen, Yervand Azatian, Derrek P Hibar, Paul M Thompson, Yolanda Gil

Journal

Conference on Science of Team Science (SciTS), Bethesda, MD