How to participate
Join the re:vision initiative by replicating an impactful finding from an image-related fMRI study using the LAION-fMRI dataset. Accepted participants will be part of the consortium paper and are eligible for prizes.
Consortium authorship
All team members who submit a valid report are co-authors on the re:vision consortium paper.
Cash prizes
Compete for the $2,500 Replication Award, the $2,500 Generalization Award, or the $1,000 Facilitator Award for original authors who support replicators.
Step-by-step process
Choose a finding to replicate
Pick a published finding from our list of suggested studies, or come up with one yourself.
Sign-up
Sign up to replicate the study you chose via the sign up button below. The deadline for signing up is July 15th 2026 or whenever we reach our sign-up capacity.
Write a short proposal
Submit a short proposal by July 15th 2026 via e-mail that describes how you plan to replicate and generalize the chosen study using LAION-fMRI. Please use the template we provide below. Also send your proposal to the original authors (first and last author) of the study you are replicating. You can use this e-mail template for that.
Receive feedback
The re:vision board will review your proposal and provide brief feedback to help you refine your approach before you start the analysis.
Start replicating
Once you have received feedback on your proposal, download the LAION-fMRI dataset using our Python package and run your replication pipeline. If you need any help handling the code or the original study, feel free to contact the original authors. More information on how to download and work with the data can be found here.
Write a replication report
Write up your results in a short report using our template below. Include your methods, results, and an interpretation of whether the finding replicated and/or generalized and why. Please share your code with us in a public GitHub repository. Submit by the January 15th 2027 deadline.
Receive one round of reviews
The re:vision board will review your report and provide feedback if necessary. They will only give feedback if there are methodological problems or if information is missing from the report. There is no extended back-and-forth.
Submit your final report
Revise your report based on reviewer feedback and submit the final version by March 31st 2027. If you submit a valid report, you will be an author on our consortium paper and have a chance to win a replication prize. Please stay reachable afterwards in case we need more information about your replication.
Templates & examples
Ready to join?
Sign up and submit your proposal before July 15th 2026.