The brain imaging data structure, a format for organizing and describing outputs of neuroimaging experiments

The development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques has defined modern neuroimaging. Since its inception, tens of thousands of studies using techniques such as functional MRI and diffusion weighted imaging have allowed for the non-invasive study of the brain. Despite the fact that MRI is routinely used to obtain data for neuroscience research, there has been no widely adopted standard for organizing and describing the data collected in an imaging experiment. This renders sharing and reusing data (within or between labs) difficult if not impossible and unnecessarily complicates the application of automatic pipelines and quality assurance protocols. To solve this problem, we have developed the Brain…

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  National Science Foundation

  Awards: 1429999, P20GM103472
• LA
  Laura and John Arnold Foundation
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  Wellcome Trust
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  Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences
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  National Institutes of Health

  Awards: P20GM103472, AA021697
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  Medical Research Council

  Award: MC-A060-53144
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  European Regional Development Fund
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  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

  Awards: AA021697-04S1, AA021697
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  National Institute of Mental Health

  Award: P20GM103472