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https://cfn.upenn.edu/~zewang/BENtbx.php

A toolkit for mapping brain entropy using fMRI. It uses several functions from ASLtbx. At its core, the toolkit is a collection of batch scripts that implement a pipeline for processing fMRI data in order to get Sample entropy for each voxel.

Proper citation: Brain Entropy Mapping Toolbox (RRID:SCR_014470) Copy   

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http://www.brainsimagebank.ac.uk

A searchable collection of anonymised images and associated clinical data. It includes normal individuals at all ages (from prenatal to old age). The image bank contains integrated data sets already collected as part of research studies which include control subjects. New data is added as they become available.

Proper citation: BRAINS Imagebank (RRID:SCR_014576) Copy   

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https://www.nitrc.org/projects/normalizefov

FSoftware for field-of-view normalization to minimize mismatch in different subjects' images. It aids that streamline analysis of large-scale brain MRI datasets.

Proper citation: NeuroImage Field-of-View Normalization Tool (RRID:SCR_015957) Copy   

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http://www.iu.edu/~beca/

Visualization and analysis software for interactive visual exploration and mining of fiber-tracts and brain networks with their genetic determinants and functional outcomes. BECA includes an fMRI and Diseases Analysis version as well as a Genome Explorer version.

Proper citation: BECA (RRID:SCR_015846) Copy   

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http://www.nimh.nih.gov/educational-resources/brains-inner-workings/the-brains-inner-workings-activities-for-grades-9-through-12.shtml

This comprehensive free collection of multimedia resources and inquiry-based activities tied to the National Science Education Standards help teachers and students learn about the structure, function and cognitive aspects of the human brain. The packet includes a teacher's manual, student manual, DVD of videos, and a CDROM of accompanying materials.

Proper citation: Brain's Inner Workings: Activities for Grades 9 through 12 (RRID:SCR_008842) Copy   

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http://psychiatry.stanford.edu/alzheimer/

Portal for gerontology research with a variety of clinical, research and educational programs, with the aim of improving the lives of those affected by Alzheimer's Disease and memory losses associated with normal aging. The Center investigates the nature of Alzheimer's Disease, its progression over time, its response to treatments, and problems patients and caregivers experience in dealing with the changes that occur. It also conducts studies that look at changes that occur over the course of normal aging and have a Normal Aging Brain Donor Program. The Aging Clinical Research Center puts out a newsletter that showcases various projects and includes informative articles on dementia.

Proper citation: Stanford/VA Aging Clinical Research Center (RRID:SCR_008678) Copy   

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http://www.neuroanatomy.ca/

The WEB ATLAS contains photographs of dissected brains showing important structures. The diagrams folder contains drawings showing functionally important parts of the brain as well as drawings of dissections adapted from C.G. Smith. We are particularly pleased to make Nan Cheney''s medical illustrations of the brain and the head available. The STROKE MODEL portion of the website has syndromes associated with strokes of different vessels of the brain as well as extensive diagrams and tables about the vessels of the brain. The 3D RECONSTRUCTIONS featured on this website were made from MRI scans through the brain - where indicated the source material was from the NIH Visible Human Project. The website will also contain material important for the neuroanatomy labs for med students at UBC. Weekly quizzes will help you keep up with studying the material, the podcasts will help you review material presented in the labs, and the weekly wikis will help you share information with your peers.

Proper citation: Neuroanatomy at UBC (RRID:SCR_008744) Copy   

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http://www.mssm.edu/research/programs/manhattan-hiv-brain-bank/

Biorepository of tissues and fluids relevant for the neurologic, neuropsychologic, psychiatric and neuropathologic manifestations of HIV infection, linked to medical records and an on-going clinical trial for research use by the scientific community. The MHBB conducts a longitudinal, observational study that follows a group of HIV-infected individuals who have agreed to be fluid and organ donors for the purposes of AIDS research. They are currently the largest, multidisciplinary neuroAIDS cohort in New York City, the epicenter of the US HIV epidemic. Research participants undergo regular neurologic, neuropsychologic, and psychiatric evaluations, and provide body fluid samples that are linked to clinical information. Upon their demise, study participants become organ donors. This program has supplied clinical information, tissue, and fluid samples to over 70 qualified AIDS researchers across America, Europe and Australia. In fulfilling its resource mission, the MHBB functions as part of the National NeuroAIDS Tissue Consortium (NNTC). MHBB provides a means by which people living with HIV can be engaged in the struggle to improve our knowledge about HIV infection and the damage it causes to the body.

Proper citation: Manhattan HIV Brain Bank (RRID:SCR_010520) Copy   

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http://www.blueprintnhpatlas.org/

Atlas of gene expression in the developing rhesus macaque brain. This atlas is a free online resource with a unique set of data and tools aimed to create a developmental neuroanatomical framework for exploring the cellular and molecular architecture of the developing postnatal primate brain with direct relevance for human brain development. The atlas includes: * Microarray ** Microdissection: Fine structure transcriptional profiling across postnatal development for fine nuclear subdivisions of the prefrontal cortex, primary visual cortex, hippocampus, amygdala and ventral striatum ** Macrodissection: Gross structure transcriptional profiling across postnatal development for the same structures * ISH: ** Cellular resolution in situ hybridization image data of five major brain regions during postnatal developmental periods for genes clinically important for a variety of human neurodevelopmental disorders, including prefrontal cortex, primary visual cortex, hippocampus, amygdala and ventral striatum. ** Serial analysis of selected genes across the entire adult brain, focusing on cellular marker genes, genes with cortical area specificity and gene families important to neural function. * ISH Anatomic Search: Detailed gene expression search on the ISH data based on expert annotation * Reference Data: Developmental stage-specific reference series, consisting of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and Nissl histology to provide a neuroanatomical context for the gene expression data. These data and tools are designed to provide a valuable public resource for researchers and educators to explore neurodevelopment in non-human primates, and a key evolutionary link between other Web-based gene expression atlases for adult and developing mouse and human brain.

Proper citation: NIH Blueprint NHP Atlas (RRID:SCR_010559) Copy   

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http://brainandsociety.org/the-brain-observatory

Formerly a topical portal studying the brain which collected and imaged 1000 human brains, the Brain Observatory has partnered with the Institute for Brain and Society to build virtual laboratories that will feed directly into the database of images and knowledge created in the context of the Human Brain Library. The Brain Observatory will also host exhibits, conferences, and events aimed at promoting a heightened awareness of brain research and how its results can benefit personal brain fitness and mental health.

Proper citation: Brain Observatory (RRID:SCR_010641) Copy   

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http://projectreporter.nih.gov/project_info_description.cfm?aid=8661937&icde=19363283&ddparam=&ddvalue=&ddsub=&cr=1&csb=default&cs=ASC

Initiative to assemble a multicenter team of expert neuroscientists to evaluate the late effects of Traumatic brain injury (TBI), including single and repetitive TBI of varying severity, and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), using histological examination of postmortem bio specimens and neuroimaging tools as a foundation to develop in vivo diagnostics. As a first aim, this proposal will bring together a team of 5 accomplished neuropathologists in neurodegenerative disease to establish consensus criteria for the post-mortem diagnosis of CTE. This team will also define the stages of CTE pathology, the features that differentiate CTE from other neurodegenerations and the effects of substance abuse, and the characteristics of posttraumatic neurodegeneration after single TBI. As a second aim, this proposal will establish a national bio specimen and data bank for TBI (Understanding Neurological Injury and Traumatic Encephalopathy (UNITE) bio bank) by developing a nationwide brain donor registry and hotline to acquire high quality bio specimens and data. The UNITE bank will use strictly standardized protocols and a web-based interface to ensure that tissue and data are readily available to qualified investigators. Comprehensive retrospective clinical data including clinical symptoms, brain trauma and substance abuse history, and medical records (including common data elements) will be entered into a secure database. Behavioral/ mood dysfunction, cognitive changes, substance abuse and traumatic exposure will be correlated with quantitative assessment of the multifocal tauopathy, Ass deposition and axonal injury. As a third aim, neuroimaging signatures of the neuropathology will be determined in post-mortem tissue using high spatial resolution diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and autoradiography using a highly selective PET ligand for tau. Quantitative assessment of axonal injury, tau, and Ass will be correlated with ex vivo DTI abnormalities and tau ligand autoradiography. Pilot neuroimaging studies of individuals at high risk for the development of CTE will also be conducted in the final 2 years of the proposal. This proposal will determine the clinical and neuroimaging correlates of CTE and posttraumatic neurodegeneration and create the groundwork for establishing their incidence and prevalence. This study will have a tremendous impact on public health of millions of Americans and greatly increase our understanding of the latent effects of brain trauma.

Proper citation: CTE and Post-traumatic Neurodegeneration: Neuropathology and Ex Vivo Imaging (RRID:SCR_006543) Copy   

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http://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/neuroscience/

Research center that takes multidisciplinary approach to neuroscience education and research. Research programs on molecular and cellular bases of neural diseases are the center of the innovative educational programs. Primary mission is to foster and conduct science that advances understanding of brain function and diseases that affect nervous system.

Proper citation: Louisiana State University School of Medicine Neurosciences Center (RRID:SCR_006446) Copy   

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https://fitbir.nih.gov/

Platform for Traumatic Brain Injury relevant data. System was developed to share data across entire TBI research field and to facilitate collaboration between laboratories and interconnectivity between informatics platforms. FITBIR implements interagency Common Data Elements for TBI research and provides tools and resources to extend data dictionary. Established submission strategy to ensure high quality and to provide maximum benefit to investigators. Qualified researchers can request access to data stored in FITBIR and/or data stored at federated repositories.

Proper citation: Federal Interagency Traumatic Brain Injury Research Informatics System (RRID:SCR_006856) Copy   

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http://theneuronetwork.com/

Professional networking site dedicated to those working, studying, or simply interested in the science of the brain. Those with personal and professional interests in neuroscience, neurology, psychology, and all related areas -- those studying neural activities in invertebrates up to the human brain, including brain-like systems and networks are welcome. The NeuroNetwork was built to allow students and researchers to find and interact with each other in a professional environment. You may create searchable profiles with your research interests; start a blog; upload poster presentations and videos; post and search job listings; form a virtual group based on your interests, geographical location, etc.; and view, post, and RSVP to upcoming meetings. And don''t just create a profile for yourself -- create one for your organization, institute, society, or even your lab as well.

Proper citation: NeuroNetwork (RRID:SCR_006761) Copy   

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http://platform.invbrain.neuroinf.jp/

Database of information on nervous systems and behavior of various species of invertebrates and a large body of ancillary material to promote the use of invertebrate systems in research and education and facilitate information transfer to engineers that are looking for mechanisms that may be useful to solve a wide range of technological problems. The database is linked to explanations of the contents to allow users to familiarize themselves with the data and the context in which they were obtained. The platform has four entrance points tailored to different target user groups. The first entrance point is designed for users that are interested in using invertebrates for research purposes, in particular in the field of neuroscience, to assist them in initiating research projects. This includes databases of sensory systems, brains, and behavior of invertebrates, especially insects. The databases contain sensory organ structure and function, photographs and movies documenting insect behavior, data acquisition equipment and other instrumentation, software, material for eduction, and bibliography. A second entrance point is available for those that are concerned with implementations of design principles of invertebrate nervous systems and behavior in industrial applications. The third portal is destined for providing quick access for instructors that intend to use invertebrates for educational purposes and the remaining entrance point facilitates obtaining general comparative information on sensory and central nervous systems and behavior of invertebrates.

Proper citation: Invertebrate Brain Platform (RRID:SCR_006764) Copy   

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http://neuroade.christakou.org/

At neuroade, a Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, we study change in brain and behavior across multiple time-scales. Researchers in the lab combine a variety of methodologies to answer specific questions about typical and atypical behavior and development. We use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), peripheral psychophysiology (such as skin conductance responses), behavioral testing, genotyping analysis, and computational modeling. Most of our work takes place at the Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics (CINN), and we all live in the Department of Psychology at the University of Reading. Our research is divided into several distinct yet highly interlinked themes, all converging in their application to understanding psychopathology -- summarised here in no particular order: * Decision-making and the Evaluation of Decision Outcomes * Dimensions of Impulsivity as a Foraging Strategy * Adolescent Development * Computational Modeling Probes of Individual Differences

Proper citation: neuroade (RRID:SCR_006758) Copy   

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http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/content/parkinsons-uk-brain-bank

A brain bank of the United Kingdom which collects human brains for Parkinsons disease research. The collection is comprised of brain, spinal cord and a sample of cerebrospinal fluid from people with and without Parkinson's after death. Researchers can fill out a brain tissue request form to order samples from the bank.

Proper citation: Parkinsons UK Brain Bank (RRID:SCR_007030) Copy   

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http://med.stanford.edu/narcolepsy.html

The Stanford Center for Narcolepsy was established in the 1980s as part of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Today, it is the world leader in narcolepsy research with more than 100 articles on narcolepsy to its name. The Stanford Center for Narcolepsy was the first to report that narcolepsy-cataplexy is caused by hypocretin (orexin) abnormalities in both animal models and humans. Under the direction of Drs. Emmanuel Mignot and Seiji Nishino, the Stanford Center for Narcolepsy today treats several hundred patients with the disorder each year, many of whom participate in various research protocols. Other research protocols are conducted in animal models of narcolespy. We are always looking for volunteers in our narcolepsy research studies. We are presently recruiting narcoleptic patients for genetic studies, drug clinical trials, hypocretin measurement studies in the CSF and functional MRI studies. Monetary gifts to the Center for Narcolepsy are welcome. If you wish to make the ultimate gift, please consider participating in our Brain Donation Program. To advance our understanding of the cause, course, and treatment of narcolepsy, in 2001 Stanford University started a program to obtain human brain tissue for use in narcolepsy research. Donated brains provide an invaluable resource and we have already used previously donated brains to demonstrate that narcolepsy is caused by a lack of a very specific type of cell in the brain, the hypocretin (orexin) neuron. While the brain donations do not directly help the donor, they provide an invaluable resource and a gift to others. The real answers as to what causes or occurrs in the brain when one has narcolepsy will only be definitively understood through the study of brain tissue. Through these precious donations, narcolepsy may eventually be prevented or reversible. We currently are seeking brains from people with narcolepsy (with cataplexy and without), idiopathic hypersomnia and controls or people without a diagnosed sleep disorder of excessive sleepiness. Control brains are quite important to research, as findings must always be compared to tissue of a non-affected person. Friends and loved ones of people who suffer with narcoleps may wish to donate to our program to help fill this very important need. Refer to the Movies tab for movies of Narcolepsy / Cataplexy.

Proper citation: Stanford Center for Narcolepsy (RRID:SCR_007021) Copy   

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http://openccdb-dev-web.crbs.ucsd.edu/software/index.shtm

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on May 4th,2023. Software to support registering brain images to the stereotaxic coordinate system of a brain atlas. It was specifically designed to work with the large scale brain mosaics. When data are uploaded to the CCDB, users may launch Jibber, a custom tool for defining correspondence points between the image and an atlas overlay. Jibber automatically downsamples the data, so that users can define the warping and scaling parameters with good interactive performance on the smaller copy. Once the warping transformation is computed, the original image and the transformation matrix are sent to a cluster of computers for warping. The current version of Jetsam is running on a 30 Sun V20 nodes and the execution time is roughly about 20 minutes per GB. The warped images are then automatically registered with an image web server that supports spatial queries based on stereotaxic coordinates. These servers generate optimized downsampled images, which can be displayed by standard online clients regardless of the size of the original image.

Proper citation: Image Workflow (RRID:SCR_007017) Copy   

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https://biccn.org

Consortium for the cell census in the brain. Integrated network of data generating centers, data archives, and data standards developers, with the goal of systematic multimodal brain cell type profiling and characterization. Emphasis of the BICCN is on the whole mouse brain with demonstration of prototype feasibility for human and nonhuman primate brains.

Proper citation: BICCN (RRID:SCR_015820) Copy   

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