SPM—30 years and beyond

Abstract

This paper marks the 30th anniversary of the Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM) software and the journal Cerebral Cortex: two modest milestones that mark the inception of cognitive neuroscience. We take this opportunity to reflect on SPM, a generation after its introduction. Each of the authors of this paper—who represent a small selection of the many contributors to SPM—were asked to consider lessons learned, what has gone well, and where there is room for improvement in future development. We hope that this review of SPM—and its aspirations—will provide some context for current imaging neuroscience and foreground some potential directions for the future of the field