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http://www.tbi-impact.org/

Project focused on advancing knowledge of prognosis, trial design and treatment in Traumatic Brain Injury. IMPACT has developed and validated prognostic models for classification and characterization of TBI series, and participated in development of standardization of data collection in TBI studies.

Proper citation: IMPACT: International Mission for Prognosis and Analysis of Clinical Trials in TBI (RRID:SCR_000539) Copy   

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http://www.semel.ucla.edu/creativity/

The purpose of this center is to study the molecular, cellular, systems and cognitive mechanisms that result in cognitive enhancements and explain unusual levels of performance in gifted individuals, including extraordinary creativity. Additionally, by understating the mechanisms responsible for enhancements in performance we may be better suited to intervene and reverse disease states that result in cognitive deficits. One of the key topics addressed by the Center is the biological basis of cognitive enhancements, a topic that can be studied in human subjects and animal models. In the past much of the focus in the brain sciences has been on the study of brain mechanisms that degrade cognitive performance (for example, on mutations or other lesions that cause cognitive deficits). The Tennenbaum Center for the Biology of Creativity at UCLA enables an interdisciplinary team of leading scientists to advance knowledge about the biological bases of creativity. Starting with a pilot project program, a series of investigations was launched, spanning disciplines from basic molecular biology to cognitive neuroscience. Because the concept of creativity is multifaceted, initial efforts targeted refinement of the component processes necessary to generate novel, useful cognitive products. The identified core cognitive processes: 1.) Novelty Generation the ability to flexibly and adaptively generate products that are unique; 2.) Working Memory and Declarative Memory the ability to maintain, and then use relevant information to guide goal-directed performance, along with the capacity to store and retrieve this information; and 3.) Response Inhibition the ability to suppress habitual plans and substitute alternate actions in line with changing problem-solving demands. To study the basic mechanisms underlying these complex brain functions we use translational strategies. Starting from foundational studies in basic neuroscience, we forged an interdisciplinary strategy that permits the most advanced techniques for genetic manipulation and basic neurobiological research to be applied in close collaboration with human studies that converge on the same core cognitive processes. Our integrated research program aims to reveal the genetic architecture and fundamental brain mechanisms underlying creative cognition. The work holds enormous promise for both enhancing healthy cognitive performance and designing new treatments for diverse cognitive disorders. Sponsors: The Tennenbaum Center for the Biology of Creativity was inspired by the vision and generosity of Michael Tennenbaum.

Proper citation: Tennenbaum Center for the Biology of Creativity (RRID:SCR_000668) Copy   

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http://ccb.loni.usc.edu/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on August 31, 2022. Center focused on the development of computational biological atlases of different populations, subjects, modalities, and spatio-temporal scales with 3 types of resources: (1) Stand-alone computational software tools (image and volume processing, analysis, visualization, graphical workflow environments). (2) Infrastructure Resources (Databases, computational Grid, services). (3) Web-services (web-accessible resources for processing, validation and exploration of multimodal/multichannel data including clinical data, imaging data, genetics data and phenotypic data). The CCB develops novel mathematical, computational, and engineering approaches to map biological form and function in health and disease. CCB computational tools integrate neuroimaging, genetic, clinical, and other relevant data to enable the detailed exploration of distinct spatial and temporal biological characteristics. Generalizable mathematical approaches are developed and deployed using Grid computing to create practical biological atlases that describe spatiotemporal change in biological systems. The efforts of CCB make possible discovery-oriented science and the accumulation of new biological knowledge. The Center has been divided into cores organized as follows: - Core 1 is focused on mathematical and computational research. Core 2 is involved in the development of tools to be used by Core 3. Core 3 is composed of the driving biological projects; Mapping Genomic Function, Mapping Biological Structure, and Mapping Brain Phenotype. - Cores 4 - 7 provide the infrastructure for joint structure within the Center as well as the development of new approaches and procedures to augment the research and development of Cores 1-3. These cores are: (4)Infrastructure and Resources, (5) Education and Training, (6) Dissemination, and (7) Administration and Management. The main focus of the CCB is on the brain, and specifically on neuroimaging. This area has a long tradition of sophisticated mathematical and computational techniques. Nevertheless, new developments in related areas of mathematics and computational science have emerged in recent years, some from related application areas such as Computer Graphics, Computer Vision, and Image Processing, as well as from Computational Mathematics and the Computational Sciences. We are confident that many of these ideas can be applied beneficially to neuroimaging.

Proper citation: Center for Computational Biology at UCLA (RRID:SCR_000334) Copy   

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http://www.ibro.info/

A central organization that develops, supports, co-ordinates and promotes scientific research in all fields concerning the brain; promotes international collaboration and interchange of scientific information on brain research throughout the world; and provides for and to assist in education and the dissemination of information relating to brain research by all available means. IBRO represents the interests of more than 50,000 neuroscientists around the globe. Over the years, IBRO has set up a number of program to stimulate international contacts in brain research. Symposia and workshops are sponsored on the basis of competitive applications. Under its Publications Programme, IBRO publishes the journal Neuroscience and the annual newsletter IBRO News. IBRO offers post-doctoral fellowships and travel grants to students from less-developed countries. It has run a Neuroscience Schools Programme, organized by the committees of IBROs six Regions, aimed at forming interactive networks among students and teachers during training courses in Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, Western Europe, and the US and Canada. With just three schools in 1999, expansion has been rapid - in 2007 there were 22 schools around the world.

Proper citation: International Brain Research Organization (RRID:SCR_007406) Copy   

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http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/ServicesAtlases/Macaque

A reference atlas of standard macaque monkey magnetic resonance images. The template brain volume that offers a common stereotaxic reference frame to localize anatomical and functional information in an organized and reliable way for comparison across individual macaque monkeys and studies. We have used MRI volumes from a group of 25 normal adult macaque monkeys (18 Macaca fascicularis, 7 Macaca mulatta) to create the individual atlas. Thus, the atlas does not rely on the anatomy of a single subject, but instead depends on nonlinear normalization of numerous macaque brains mapped to an average template image that is faithful to the location of anatomical structures. Tools for registering a native MRI to the MNI macaque atlas can be found in the Software section. Viewing the atlas and associated volumes online requires Java browser support. Additionally, you may download the atlas and associated files in your chosen format.

Proper citation: McConnell Brain Imaging Center MNI Macaque Atlas (RRID:SCR_005265) Copy   

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http://www.genepaint.org/MapP56_01.htm

Abbreviated reference atlas for the P56 mouse. All sections were nissl stained and digitized. To assist in the initial identification of sites of gene expression sites, maps of brains are available for E15.5, P7 and the adult. These maps depict the boundaries of major brain regions (cortex, thalamus, striatum, globus pallidus, ventral striatum, septum, basal forebrain, hippocampus, midbrain, pons, medulla, cerebellum) and also show the more prominent nerve tracts. Maps are most efficiently used by placing the window depicting the map of interest next to the gene expression image. Browsing is permitted between planes of sectioning thus allowing the most appropriate plane to be selected. Abbreviations are found in a list accessed by clicking the see abbreviation link at the bottom of each map. Alternatively, passing the cursor directly across the abbreviation on the map will result in the appearance of the appropriate term in the rider on top of the map panel. The annotation of anatomical details such as brain nuclei is currently beyond the scope of the GenePaint database. Hence, such information on the anatomy of the brain and embryo should be obtained from published atlases of mouse anatomy (Kaufman, 1995; Paxinos and Franklin, 2001; Jacobowitz and Abbott, 1997; Schambra et al., 1992; Valverde1998).

Proper citation: GenePaint P56 Mouse Atlas (RRID:SCR_002788) Copy   

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http://mouse.brain-map.org/static/atlas

Allen Mouse Brain Atlas includes full color, high resolution anatomic reference atlas accompanied by systematic, hierarchically organized taxonomy of mouse brain structures. Enables interactive online exploration of atlas and to provide deeper level of 3D annotation for informatics analysis and viewing in Brain Explorer 3D viewer.

Proper citation: Allen Mouse Brain Reference Atlas (RRID:SCR_002978) Copy   

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http://database.hudsen.eu/

Interactive digital atlas and movies comprising 3-D reconstructions at all stages of human development from Carnegie Stage 12 (CS12; ~26 days post conception (dpc)) to CS23 (~ 56 dpc) and anatomical annotations of the 3-D models linked to an anatomical database. The 3D models are generated using Optical Projection Tomography (OPT; Sharpe et al 2002). The digital atlas is also linked to a gene expression database that has been developed from the Edinburgh Mouse Atlas Project gene expression database (EMAGE). In the future, the HUDSEN EADHB aims to provide the wider scientific and medical communities with a dynamic tool for documenting and analyzing gene expression patterns and morphological changes in the developing human brain.

Proper citation: HUDSEN Electronic Atlas of the Developing Human Brain (RRID:SCR_002056) Copy   

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http://www.nitrc.org/projects/rmdtitemplate/

A population-specific DTI template for young adolescent Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) monkeys using 271 high-quality scans. Using such a large number of animals in generating a template allows it to account for variability in the species. Their DTI template is based on the largest number of animals ever used in generating a computational brain template. It is anticipated that their DTI template will help facilitate voxel-based and tract specific WM analyses in non-human primate species, which in turn may increase our understanding of brain function, development, and evolution.

Proper citation: DTI-TEMPLATE-RHESUS-MACAQUES (RRID:SCR_002482) Copy   

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http://transgenicmouse.alleninstitute.org/

A comprehensive characterization of expression patterns of genetically-controlled markers or tool genes in the brains of transgenic mice generated by the Allen Institute as well as the broad scientific community. Providing standardized, detailed, anatomical profiling of transgene expression throughout the brain, this dataset is intended to reveal the potential of each transgenic mouse line and help researchers choose the appropriate tools for their studies. Transgenic mice are valuable tools to label selective neuronal or non-neuronal populations, modulate gene expression in these cells or manipulate activity of these cells for the study of neural circuits and brain function. The Allen Institute has launched a project to generate a variety of transgenic mouse lines, mainly using the Cre/lox system, to express fluorescent probes or neuronal activity manipulating tools in a variety of cell types in the brain. At the same time, utilizing Allen Institute's unique high-throughput capability, a pipeline is set up to characterize the ability in directing cell type specific expression in the brains of various transgenic mice generated by the Allen Institute as well as the broad scientific community. Through standardized, detailed, anatomical profiling of the transgene expression in the entire mouse brain, this dataset is intended to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the potential of each transgenic mouse line and help researchers choose the appropriate transgenic tools to study the function of different regions and/or cell types of the brain. This data release adds additional data to the existing set of new Cre-reporter lines generated at the Allen Institute that have stronger expression than other commonly used reporter lines are used to characterize approximately a dozen Cre-driver lines. The types of characterization data include digitized images (of sections sampling the entire brain) of colorimetric in situ hybridization (CISH), double fluorescent in situ hybridization (DFISH), native fluorescence of XFP (generic term for fluorescent proteins of different colors), and immunohistochemical (IHC) labeling of marker genes.

Proper citation: Allen Institute for Brain Science Transgenic Mouse Study (RRID:SCR_002999) Copy   

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http://brancusi.usc.edu/bkms/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on July 7th, 2019. BAMS is an online resource for information about neural circuitry. The BAMS Nested Regions view focuses on the major brain regions and their relationships.

Proper citation: BAMS Nested Regions (RRID:SCR_000238) Copy   

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http://gbrowse.csbio.unc.edu/cgi-bin/gb2/gbrowse/slep/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 23,2022. Database of genetic and gene expression data from the published literature on psychiatric disorders. Users can search the accumulated data to find the evidence in support of the involvement of a particular genomic region with a set of important psychiatric disorders, ADHD, autism, bipolar disorder, eating disorder, major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, and smoking behavior. It contains findings from manual reviews of 144 papers in psychiatric genetics, 136 primary reports and 8 meta-analyses. Disorders covered include schizophrenia (44 papers), autism (24 papers), bipolar disorder (24 papers), smoking behavior (24 papers), major depressive disorder and neuroticism (14 papers), ADHD (8 papers), eating disorders (3 papers), and a combined schizophrenia-bipolar phenotype (3 papers). The unbiased searches integrated into SLEP include genomewide linkage (117 papers), genomewide association (15 papers), copy number variation (9 papers), and gene expression studies of post-mortem brain tissue (3 meta-analyses courtesy of the Stanley Foundation). In total, SLEP captures 3,741 findings from these 144 papers. SLEP also contains over 70,000 SignPosts. These annotations derive from many different sources and are designed to try to capture current state of knowledge about disease associations in the human genome. SignPosts can be searched simultaneously with the psychiatric genetics literature in order to integrate these two bodies of knowledge. The SignPosts include: accumulated GWAS findings from the human genetics literature, the OMIM database, candidate gene association study literature, CNV location and frequency data, SNPs that influence gene expression in brain, genes expressed in brain, genes with evidence of imprinting and random monoalleleic expression, genes mutated in breast or colorectal cancer, and pathway data from BioCyc.

Proper citation: Sullivan Lab Evidence Project (RRID:SCR_000753) Copy   

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http://brainevolutionnews.blogspot.com/

Brain Evolution in the News pulls in blogs from a variety of resources on topic.

Proper citation: Brain Evolution in the News (RRID:SCR_000592) Copy   

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http://www.eideneurolearningblog.blogspot.com/

Weekly articles related to brain-based learning and learning styles, problem-solving and creativity, kids, families, and parenting, gifted and visual learners, dyslexia, attention deficit disorders, autism, and more.

Proper citation: Eide Neurolearning Blog (RRID:SCR_000680) Copy   

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http://kymata-atlas.org

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on July 31,2025. An online atlas of neural function, maintained by Cambridge University and the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (CBSU).

Proper citation: Kymata Atlas (RRID:SCR_000269) Copy   

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http://gemma-doc.chibi.ubc.ca/neurocarta/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 23,2022. Neurocarta is a knowledgebase that consolidates information on genes and phenotypes across multiple resources and allows tracking and exploring of the associations. The system enables automatic and manual curation of evidence supporting each association, as well as user-enabled entry of their own annotations. Phenotypes are recorded using controlled vocabularies such as the Disease Ontology to facilitate computational inference and linking to external data sources. The gene-to-phenotype associations are filtered by stringent criteria to focus on the annotations most likely to be relevant. Neurocarta is constantly growing and currently holds more than 30,000 lines of evidence linking over 6,800 genes to 1,800 different phenotypes. Neurocarta is a one-stop shop for researchers looking for candidate genes for any disorder of interest. In Neurocarta, they can review the evidence linking genes to phenotypes and filter out the evidence they're not interested in. In addition, researchers can enter their own annotations from their experiments and analyze them in the context of existing public annotations. Neurocarta's in-depth annotation of neurodevelopmental disorders makes it a unique resource for neuroscientists working on brain development.

Proper citation: Neurocarta (RRID:SCR_000617) Copy   

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http://bodymap.genes.nig.ac.jp/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented on July 17, 2013. A taxonomical and anatomical database of latest cross species animal EST data, clustered by UniGene and inter connected by Inparanoid. Users can search by Unigene, RefSeq, or Entrez Gene ID, or search for Gene Name or Tissue type. Data is also sortable and viewable based on qualities of normal, Neoplastic, or other. The last data import appears to be from 2008

Proper citation: BodyMap-Xs (RRID:SCR_001147) Copy   

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http://netbio.bgu.ac.il/tissuenet/

Database of human tissue protein-protein interactions (PPIs) that associates each interaction with human tissues that express both pair mates. This was achieved by integrating current data of experimentally detected PPIs with extensive data of gene and protein expression across 16 main human tissues. Users can query TissueNet using a protein and retrieve its PPI partners per tissue, or using a PPI and retrieve the tissues expressing both pair mates. The graphical representation of the output highlights tissue-specific and tissue-wide PPIs. Thus, TissueNet provides a unique platform for assessing the roles of human proteins and their interactions across tissues.

Proper citation: TissueNet - The Database of Human Tissue Protein-Protein Interactions (RRID:SCR_002052) Copy   

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http://www.cabiatl.com/mricro/anatomy/home.html

Annotated magnetic resonance brain images, both slices and surface views, normalized to Talairach space, along with annotations and a nice tutorial on image normalization. A viewer for MRI images (MRicro) is available and is described in a separate entry. Series of coronal, axial and sagittal brain slices along with some rendered volumes with major brain structures delineated. Slices are presented as static series with partial overlap of slices, so they are not suitable for 3d reconstruction. This neuroanatomy atlas shows regions on normalized MRI scans. Normalization is the process of warping a brain to match a standard size, orientation and shape of other brains. You can normalize MRI scans using programs like AIR, FLIRT or SPM. Once normalized, the overall shape of your MRI scan will approximately match those in this atlas. However, normalization preserves the unique sulcal features of each brain, so there will be some variation between your image and the images shown in this atlas. There is a great deal of individual variability even after normalization, so any atlas is only a rough guide to the shape and location of structures in an individuals brain. As I have noted before, secondary and tertiary sulci are not found in all individuals (Ono et al. 1990, Atlas of Cerebral Sulci). Another benefit of normalizing brains is it makes it easy to complete an accurate "scalp stripping" with brain extracting software (my MRIcro software implements Steve Smith's BET for this task). You can then create a useful volume rendering of the cortical surface. Typically, it is much easier to identify cortical sulci and gyri by looking at a rendered image of the brain's surface. This atlas shows you how to recognize these landmarks on a rendered MRI scan.

Proper citation: Neuroanatomy Atlas (RRID:SCR_002402) Copy   

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http://www.neuroanatomy.wisc.edu/

Training materials including Web edition modules of the neuroanatomy coursebooks used by first-year medical students at the University of Wisconsin Medical School (UWMS), videos, and images. Topics include spinal cord, brain stem, Cerebellum, Thalamus, Cranial Nerves and National Board Review practice questions.

Proper citation: UW-Madison Neuroscience Resources (RRID:SCR_001649) Copy   

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