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  • Neuroimaging data aggregation requires group-level uniformity.
  • Spatial normalization and motion correction are standard preprocessing steps.
  • Excluding left-handed subjects is common but may overlook nuanced brain asymmetries.

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  • To develop an objective, data-driven method for quantifying handedness-related brain asymmetries.
  • To test the reliability of classifying handedness using structural MRI data.
  • To explore machine learning applications for improving group homogeneity in neuroimaging studies.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized deformation fields from spatial normalization within specific brain regions of interest (ROIs).
  • Applied machine learning classifiers using these deformation fields as features.
  • Tested classification accuracy on two independent datasets (offenders and community adults).

Main Results:

  • Achieved over 75% accuracy in classifying handedness across both independent datasets.
  • Demonstrated the reliability of morphological features in neuroimaging data for handedness classification.
  • Confirmed that handedness is reliably represented in structural neuroimaging data.

Conclusions:

  • Data-driven techniques, like machine learning, can reliably quantify brain asymmetries related to handedness.
  • This approach offers a principled way to address individual differences in group neuroimaging analyses.
  • Morphological features from spatial normalization are valuable for understanding brain structure and function variations.