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| 1 | +# Release Notes |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +## v0.9.0-beta (2025-01-XX) |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +### Pre-publication Release |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +⚠️ **Important**: This is pre-peer-review research software. The methods and results are under review. Use with appropriate caution for research applications. |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +### What's New |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +This is the initial release of the Hierarchical-Interoception toolkit, providing comprehensive tools for hierarchical Bayesian modeling of interoceptive psychophysics data. |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +### Features |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +- **Hierarchical Psychometric Models**: Complete Stan implementations for HRDT and RRST data |
| 16 | +- **Parameter Recovery Validation**: Extensive validation of model parameter recovery |
| 17 | +- **Power Analysis Tools**: Interactive Shiny app for power analysis exploration |
| 18 | +- **Educational Resources**: Complete BRMS demo with step-by-step workflow |
| 19 | +- **Population Fitting**: Tools for deriving normative priors from large datasets |
| 20 | +- **Model Comparison**: LOO-based model comparison between different psychometric functions |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +### Components |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +- **Stan Models**: Population fitting, power analysis, and parameter recovery models |
| 25 | +- **Analysis Scripts**: Complete analysis pipeline from data preparation to visualization |
| 26 | +- **Shiny App**: Interactive power analysis explorer with three main panels |
| 27 | +- **BRMS Demo**: Educational R Markdown with complete workflow example |
| 28 | +- **Raw Data**: HRDT and RRST datasets for analysis and validation |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +### Getting Started |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +1. Clone the repository |
| 33 | +2. Run `source("setup.R")` to install dependencies |
| 34 | +3. Follow the BRMS demo for basic usage |
| 35 | +4. Use the Shiny app for power analysis exploration |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +### Dependencies |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +- R (>= 4.0.0) |
| 40 | +- Stan/CmdStan via cmdstanr |
| 41 | +- brms, tidyverse, posterior, bayesplot, tidybayes |
| 42 | +- shiny, flextable, here, loo, pracma, furrr |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +### Known Issues |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +- Some large RData files may cause slow repository cloning |
| 47 | +- Stan compilation required on first use |
| 48 | +- Path resolution may vary across operating systems |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +### Citation |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +If you use this software in your research, please cite: |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +``` |
| 55 | +Courtin, A.S., Fischer Ehmsen, J., Banellis, L., Fardo, F., & Allen, M. (2025). |
| 56 | +Hierarchical Bayesian Modelling of Interoceptive Psychophysics. |
| 57 | +bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.27.672360 |
| 58 | +``` |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +### Roadmap |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +- **v1.0.0**: Planned after peer review acceptance |
| 63 | +- **v0.9.1+**: Bug fixes and minor improvements before v1.0.0 |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +### Support |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +For questions or issues, please: |
| 68 | +1. Check the README.md for usage instructions |
| 69 | +2. Open an issue on the GitHub repository |
| 70 | +3. Contact the authors directly |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +--- |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | +*This software is released under the MIT License. See LICENSE file for details.* |
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