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http://wiringthebrain.blogspot.com/

This blog highlights and comments on current research and hypotheses relating to how the brain wires itself up during development, how the end result can vary in different people and what happens when it goes wrong. It includes discussions of the genetic and neurodevelopmental bases of traits such as intelligence and personality characteristics, as well as of conditions such as schizophrenia, autism, dyslexia, epilepsy, synaesthesia and others.

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http://practicalfmri.blogspot.com/

A blog about functional MRI from a lab at UC Berkeley.

Proper citation: practiCal fMRI: the nuts and bolts (RRID:SCR_005429) Copy   

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http://www.brainimmune.com/

BrainImmune is a free web-based reference that provides comprehensive and up-to-date information on the broad spectrum of medical research related to brain-immune interactions and their impact on health and disease. BrainImmune is written collaboratively by experts in the field from all around the world. Here, concise summaries of basic and clinical research describe how the brain and the immune system ''talk'' to each other in order to maintain homeostasis. BrainImmune is continually updated, with articles and opinions on history, the present state of the art, and new ideas and conceptual frameworks for the neurohormonal- and stress-immune interactions and their implications for common human diseases. Our goal in developing BrainImmune is to facilitate and advance neuroendocrine-immunology research, and the communication and collaborations in this vast interdisciplinary area.

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http://centreforstrokerecovery.ca/our-research/research-structure/stroke-patient-recovery-research-database-spred

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on January 28,2025. The Stroke Patient Recovery Research Database (SPReD) initiative creates the infrastructure needed for the collection of a wide range of data related to stroke risk factors and to stroke recovery. It also promotes the analysis and management of large brain and vessel images. A major goal is to create a comprehensive electronic database Stroke Patient Recovery Research Database or SPReD and populate it with patient data, including demographic, biomarker, genetic and proteomic data and imaging data. SPReD will enable us to combine descriptions of our stroke patients from multiple projects that are geographically distributed. We will do this in a uniform fashion in order to enhance our ability to document rates of recovery; to study the effects of vascular risk factors and inflammatory biomarkers; and to use these data to improve their physical and cognitive recovery through innovative intervention programs. This comprehensive database will provide an integrated repository of data with which our researchers will investigate and test original ideas, ultimately leading to knowledge that can be applied clinically to benefit stroke survivors.

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https://sites.google.com/site/depressiondatabase/

The Major Depressive Disorder Neuroimaging Database (MaND) contains information of 225 studies which have investigated brain structure (using MRI and CT scans) in patients with major depressive disorder compared to a control group. 143 studies and 63 brain structures are included in the meta-analysis. The database and meta-analysis are contained in an Excel spreadsheet file which may be freely downloaded from this website.

Proper citation: Major depressive disorder neuroimaging database (RRID:SCR_005835) Copy   

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http://neuropsychological.blogspot.com/index.html

BrainBlog is news about our knowledge of the brain and behavior from Anthony Risser, Ph.D. Anthony Risser, Ph.D. is a consulting neuropsychologist. My interests include online and distributed applications in medicine, clinical trials, professional training, and undergraduate/graduate education.

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http://www.neuroepigenomics.org/methylomedb/

A database containing genome-wide brain DNA methylation profiles for human and mouse brains. The DNA methylation profiles were generated by Methylation Mapping Analysis by Paired-end Sequencing (Methyl-MAPS) method and analyzed by Methyl-Analyzer software package. The methylation profiles cover over 80% CpG dinucleotides in human and mouse brains in single-CpG resolution. The integrated genome browser (modified from UCSC Genome Browser allows users to browse DNA methylation profiles in specific genomic loci, to search specific methylation patterns, and to compare methylation patterns between individual samples. Two species were included in the Brain Methylome Database: human and mouse. Human postmortem brain samples were obtained from three distinct cortical regions, i.e., dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC), ventral prefrontal cortex (vPFC), and auditory cortex (AC). Human samples were selected from our postmortem brain collection with extensive neuropathological and psychopathological data, as well as brain toxicology reports. The Department of Psychiatry of Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute have assembled this brain collection, where a validated psychological autopsy method is used to generate Axis I and II DSM IV diagnoses and data are obtained on developmental history, history of psychiatric illness and treatment, and family history for each subject. The mouse sample (strain 129S6/SvEv) DNA was collected from the entire left cerebral hemisphere. The three human brain regions were selected because they have been implicated in the neuropathology of depression and schizophrenia. Within each cortical region, both disease and non-psychiatric samples have been profiled (matching subjects by age and sex in each group). Such careful matching of subjects allows one to perform a wide range of queries with the ability to characterize methylation features in non-psychiatric controls, as well as detect differentially methylated domains or features between disease and non-psychiatric samples. A total of 14 non-psychiatric, 9 schizophrenic, and 6 depression methylation profiles are included in the database.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/neurophilosophy

Blog about molecules, minds and everything in between, written by Mo, a molecular and developmental neurobiologist turned science writer. He aims to produce well-written and easily accessible articles about all aspects of neuroscience, so that he might help to improve public understanding of it. This blog has been featured for two consecutive years in the Open Lab annual anthologies of the best science blogging. AFTER four years at ScienceBlogs.com, Neurophilosophy has moved to a new home. It is now hosted by The Guardian.

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https://github.com/openconnectome/Rambo3D

A web and GPU enabled stand-alone app for viewing volumes at arbitrary cutting planes and zoom levels.

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http://casestudies.brain-map.org/celltax

Cellular Taxonomy of Mouse Visual Cortex by analyzing gene expression patterns at single cell level. Construction of cellular taxonomy of one cortical region, primary visual cortex, in adult mice done on basis of single cell RNA sequencing.

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http://neuralsci.org/neuracell

Core facility provides neural stem cells (NSC) and everything you need to grow them, custom lentiviral shRNA and over-expression vectors, consult based characterization service where we can assess how your products or reagents affect stem cell performance and behavior. Services include:Cell Supply,Adult SVZ Neural Stem Cells,Any Age Embryonic stem cells from any region of the brain,Human Retinal Pigmented Epithelial cells,RPE iPSCs,iPSCs,Neural Progenitor Cells (NPCs),Custom Orders,Media/ Dissociation Reagents,High-performance Media formulated according to optimal cell growth conditions,Complete Defined Media for Neural Stem Cell Culture,Complete Defined Media for Human Retinal Pigmented Epithelial Culture,Cell characterization. Performs assays to verify how stem cell populations behave in response to certain environments, plastics, reagents, etc., using trade secret assays via FACS and cell culture techniques. This can be used for neural stem cells as well as embryonic stem cells.Cell banking solutions shall ensure that their integrity is maintained, and that sufficient supply is readily available. We will also expand cells, harvest cells, generation the freezing medium and thaw cells to test performance. Provides Generation of custom lentiviral shRNA constructs,Generation of custom lentiviral over-expression constructs,Supply of NSC lines already expressing these shRNA or over-expression constructs.

Proper citation: Neural Stem Cell Institute NeuraCell Core Facility (RRID:SCR_017821) Copy   

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https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/education/medical-school/departments/neurology/research/microscopy-facility/

Core suited to advance study of traumatic brain injury, as well as other neurological and psychiatric disorders.Utilizes microscopy strategies to evaluate neuropathology across micro-, meso-, and macro-scales of inquiry. Provides access to microscopes including TissueCyte 1000 multi-photon microscopes,Hamamatsu NanoZoomer 2.0-HT,Zeiss Axioscan.Z1. Offers access to fluorescence stereomicroscope and upright microscope, both with digital cameras, as well as sectioning equipment (cryostat, microtome, and vibrotome). Provide computer available for use running MicroBrightField Stereo Investigator and Neurolucida software packages for offline stereological analysis, neuron tracing, and 3D rendering of large, whole-brain datasets.

Proper citation: Texas University Southwestern Medical Center Whole Brain Microscopy Core Facility (RRID:SCR_017949) Copy   

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https://www.bidmc.org/research/research-by-department/radiology/mri-research/mri-facilities/translational-mri-research-core

Core provides MRI capabilities for imaging human subjects and potentially large animals as part of research studies. Facility operates GE Discovery MR750 3T whole-body scanner and can provide access to 1.5T system. Scanner is FDA cleared for clinical use. It has proprietary software including pulse programming environments and reconstruction programs and customizable software and protocols for applications including functional and structural brain imaging, abdominal perfusion and diffusion, muscle functional imaging and spectroscopy are available to users.Support for fMRI acquisition and visual and auditory stimulus presentation, diffusion tensor imaging, spectroscopy, and high quality anatomic imaging is available. The system has specialized receiver coils for sensitive imaging of particular anatomy. Additional customized coils can be manufactured in our RF lab. The system also has full broadband capability for multinuclear MRI and MRS, including (F-19, C-13, P-31, and Na-23).Our facility can also provide Image Post-processing and computerized image transfer, assistance to ensure MRI equipment safety, and can facilitate Clinical Readings.

Proper citation: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Translational MRI Research Core Facility (RRID:SCR_017950) Copy   

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http://www.pymvpa.org

A Python package intended to ease statistical learning analyses of large datasets. It offers an extensible framework with a high-level interface to a broad range of algorithms for classification, regression, feature selection, data import and export. While it is not limited to the neuroimaging domain, it is eminently suited for such datasets. PyMVPA is truly free software (in every respect) and additionally requires nothing but free-software to run. Decoding patterns of neural activity onto cognitive states is one of the central goals of functional brain imaging. Standard univariate fMRI analysis methods, which correlate cognitive and perceptual function with the blood oxygenation-level dependent (BOLD) signal, have proven successful in identifying anatomical regions based on signal increases during cognitive and perceptual tasks. Recently, researchers have begun to explore new multivariate techniques that have proven to be more flexible, more reliable, and more sensitive than standard univariate analysis. Drawing on the field of statistical learning theory, these new classifier-based analysis techniques possess explanatory power that could provide new insights into the functional properties of the brain. However, unlike the wealth of software packages for univariate analyses, there are few packages that facilitate multivariate pattern classification analyses of fMRI data. This Python-based, cross-platform, open-source software toolbox software toolbox for the application of classifier-based analysis techniques to fMRI datasets makes use of Python's ability to access libraries written in a large variety of programming languages and computing environments to interface with the wealth of existing machine learning packages.

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3520032/

Algorithm for computational imaging of MRI data that detects and quantifies ischemic core–penumbra using only a single MRI modality (T2- or diffusion-weighted imaging, T2WI/DWI). It can be used with 3D data on lesions and normal-appearing brain matter (NABM) volumes.

Proper citation: Hierarchical Region Splitting (RRID:SCR_016398) Copy   

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https://sourceforge.net/projects/bva-io/

Software package for interfacing the Brain Vision Analyser data files (load/save) for ongoing development of Matlab routines . This package is also compatible with the EEGLAB software, and may be uncompressed in the plugin folder of this software.

Proper citation: BVA import/export EEGLAB plugin (RRID:SCR_016333) Copy   

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http://fcon_1000.projects.nitrc.org/indi/retro/BeijingEOEC.html

Data set of 48 healthy controls from a community (student) sample from Beijing Normal University in China with 3 resting state fMRI scans each. During the first scan participants were instructed to rest with their eyes closed. The second and third resting state scan were randomized between resting with eyes open versus eyes closed. In addition this dataset contains a 64-direction DTI scan for every participant. The following data are released for every participant: * 6-minute resting state fMRI scan (R-fMRI) * MPRAGE anatomical scan, defaced to protect patient confidentiality * 64-direction diffusion tensor imaging scan (2mm isotropic) * Demographic information and information on the counterbalancing of eyes open versus eyes closed.

Proper citation: Beijing: Eyes Open Eyes Closed Study (RRID:SCR_001507) Copy   

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http://neurobureau.projects.nitrc.org/ADHD200/Introduction.html

Preprocessed versions of the ADHD-200 Global Competition data including both preprocessed versions of structural and functional datasets previously made available by the ADHD-200 consortium, as well as initial standard subject-level analyses. The ADHD-200 Sample is pleased to announce the unrestricted public release of 776 resting-state fMRI and anatomical datasets aggregated across 8 independent imaging sites, 491 of which were obtained from typically developing individuals and 285 in children and adolescents with ADHD (ages: 7-21 years old). Accompanying phenotypic information includes: diagnostic status, dimensional ADHD symptom measures, age, sex, intelligence quotient (IQ) and lifetime medication status. Preliminary quality control assessments (usable vs. questionable) based upon visual timeseries inspection are included for all resting state fMRI scans. In accordance with HIPAA guidelines and 1000 Functional Connectomes Project protocols, all datasets are anonymous, with no protected health information included. They hope this release will open collaborative possibilities and contributions from researchers not traditionally addressing brain data so for those whose specialties lay outside of MRI and fMRI data processing, the competition is now one step easier to join. The preprocessed data is being made freely available through efforts of The Neuro Bureau as well as the ADHD-200 consortium. They ask that you acknowledge both of these organizations in any publications (conference, journal, etc.) that make use of this data. None of the preprocessing would be possible without the freely available imaging analysis packages, so please also acknowledge the relevant packages and resources as well as any other specific release related acknowledgements. You must be logged into NITRC to download the ADHD-200 datasets, http://www.nitrc.org/projects/neurobureau

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http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/CFNT/index

Biomedical technology research center that develops and applies innovative neuroimaging technologies and techniques to enable closer examination of the human brain, and thereby contribute to better understanding of the brain in health and disease. They develop new techniques and advance existing technologies for acquisition and analysis of functionally specific images of the working brain, with unprecedented physiological precision and spatiotemporal resolution. The research and development aims to improve and extend existing methods for non-invasive magnetic resonance image analysis and acquisition, electromagnetic source imaging, optical neuroimaging, and most recently, combined MR-PET neuroimaging. The Resource provides an essential interactive environment, within which an interdisciplinary team of highly skilled scientists, engineers, and clinicians with diverse expertise in multiple modalities and disciplines. The resource supports service use of the Center's facilities by neuroscientists throughout the country, provide extensive training opportunities for students, fellows, and staff scientists, and seek to advance the field of brain mapping through active dissemination of new knowledge and technology.

Proper citation: Center for Functional Neuroimaging Technologies (RRID:SCR_001423) Copy   

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http://mindhacks.com/

Mind Hacks: Neuroscience and psychology tricks to find out what's going on inside your brain. Mind Hacks is also a book by Tom Stafford and Matt Webb.

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