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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://www.physionet.org/physiobank/database/gaitdb/

A mini-collection of human gait data that was constructed as a teaching resource for an intensive course (The Modern Science of Human Aging, conducted at MIT) that includes walking stride interval time series from 15 subjects: 5 healthy young adults (23 - 29 years old), 5 healthy old adults (71 - 77 years old), and 5 older adults (60 - 77 years old) with Parkinson's disease. For each subject, two columns of data are included. The first column is time (in seconds) and the second is the stride interval (variously known as stride time, gait cycle duration, and time between successive heel strikes of the same foot). The same data are also available as standard PhysioBank-format annotation (.str) and header (.hea) files, for viewing or analysis using PhysioToolkit software from this site. Subjects walked continuously on level ground around an obstacle-free path. The stride interval was measured using ultra-thin, force sensitive resistors placed inside the shoe. The analog force signal was sampled at 300 Hz with a 12 bit A/D converter, using an ambulatory, ankle-worn microcomputer that also recorded the data. Subsequently, the time between foot-strikes was automatically computed. The method for determining the stride interval is a modification of a previously validated method that has been shown to agree with force-platform measures, a gold standard. Data were collected from the healthy subjects as they walked in a roughly circular path for 15 minutes, and from the subjects with Parkinson's disease as they walked for 6 minutes up and down a long hallway.

Proper citation: Gait in Aging and Disease Database (RRID:SCR_006886) Copy   

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http://scicrunch.org

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Database for those interested in the consequences of Factor VIII genetic variation at the DNA and protein level, it provides access to data on the molecular pathology of haemophilia A. The database presents a review of the structure and function of factor VIII and the molecular genetics of haemophilia A, a real time update of the biostatistics of each parameter in the database, a molecular model of the A1, A2 and A3 domains of the factor VIII protein (based on the crystal structure of caeruloplasmin) and a bulletin board for discussion of issues in the molecular biology of factor VIII. The database is completely updated with easy submission of point mutations, deletions and insertions via e-mail of custom-designed forms. A methods section devoted to mutation detection is available, highlighting issues such as choice of technique and PCR primer sequences. The FVIII structure section now includes a download of a FVIII A domain homology model in Protein Data Bank format and a multiple alignment of the FVIII amino-acid sequences from four species (human, murine, porcine and canine) in addition to the virtual reality simulations, secondary structural data and FVIII animation already available. Finally, to aid navigation across this site, a clickable roadmap of the main features provides easy access to the page desired. Their intention is that continued development and updating of the site shall provide workers in the fields of molecular and structural biology with a one-stop resource site to facilitate FVIII research and education. To submit your mutants to the Haemophilia A Mutation Database email the details. (Refer to Submission Guidelines)

Proper citation: HAMSTeRS - The Haemophilia A Mutation Structure Test and Resource Site (RRID:SCR_006883) Copy   

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http://www.cjdats.org

A cooperative research program to explore the issues related to the complex system of offender treatment services. Nine research centers and a Coordinating Center were created in partnership with researchers, criminal justice professionals, and drug abuse treatment practitioners to form a national research infrastructure. The establishment of CJ-DATS is an outstanding example of cooperation among Federal agencies with the research community... We need to understand how to provide better drug treatment services for criminal justice offenders to alter their drug use and criminal behavior. - Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of NIDA. CJ-DATS PHASE I In 2002, NIDA launched the National Criminal Justice����������Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJ-DATS). CJ-DATS is a multisite research program aimed at improving the treatment of offenders with drug use disorders and integrating criminal justice and public health responses to drug involved offenders. From 2002 through 2008, CJ-DATS researchers from 9 research centers, a coordinating center, and NIDA worked together with federal, state, and local criminal justice partners to develop and test integrated approaches to the treatment of offenders with drug use disorders. The areas that were studied included: * Assessing Offender Problems * Measuring Progress in Treatment and Recovery * Linking Criminal Justice and Drug Abuse Treatment * Adolescent Interventions * HIV and Hepatitis Risk Reduction * Understanding Systems CJ-DATS PHASE II In 2008, CJ-DATS began to focus on the problems of implementing research-based practices drug treatment practices. This research concerns the organizational and systems processes involved in implementing valid, evidence-based practices to reduce drug use and drug-related recidivism for individuals in the criminal justice system. 12 CJ-DATS Research Centers are conducting implementation research in three primary domains: * Research to improve the implementation of evidence-based assessment processes for offenders with drug problems * Implementing effective treatment for drug-involved offenders * Implementing evidence-based interventions to improve an HIV continuum-of-care for offenders

Proper citation: Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (RRID:SCR_006996) Copy   

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http://xin.cz3.nus.edu.sg/group/drt/dart.asp

Database that provides comprehensive information about adverse effect targets of drugs described in the literature, including information about known drug adverse reaction targets, functions and properties. Moreover, proteins involved in adverse effect targets of chemicals not yet confirmed as adverse drug reaction (ADR) targets are also included as potential targets. Associated references are also included. This database gives physiological function of each target, binding drugs / agonists / antagonists / activators / inhibitors, IC(50) values of the inhibitors, corresponding adverse effects, and type of ADR induced by drug binding to a target. Cross-links to other databases are also introduced to facilitate the access of information about the sequence, 3-dimensional structure, function, and nomenclature of each target along with drug/ligand binding properties, and related literature. Each entry can be retrieved through multiple search methods including target name, target physiological function, adverse effect, ligand name, and biological pathways. A special page is provided for contribution of new or additional information. Function for ADR-target prediction by SVMDART: Submit protein primary sequence for ADR-related protein prediction.

Proper citation: DART - Drug Adverse Reaction Targets (RRID:SCR_007041) Copy   

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http://seer.cancer.gov/

SEER collects cancer incidence data from population-based cancer registries covering approximately 47.9 percent of the U.S. population. The SEER registries collect data on patient demographics, primary tumor site, tumor morphology, stage at diagnosis, and first course of treatment, and they follow up with patients for vital status.There are two data products available: SEER Research and SEER Research Plus. This was motivated because of concerns about the increasing risk of re-identifiability of individuals. The Research Plus databases require more rigorous process for access that includes user authentication through Institutional Account or multiple-step request process for Non-Institutional users.

Proper citation: Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (RRID:SCR_006902) Copy   

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http://www.europhenome.org

Open source software system for capturing, storing and analyzing raw phenotyping data from SOPs contained in EMPReSS, it provides access to raw and annotated mouse phenotyping data generated from primary pipelines such as EMPReSSlim and secondary procedures from specialist centers. Mutants of interest can be identified by searching the gene or the predicted phenotype. You can also access phenotype data from the EMPReSSlim Pipeline for inbred mouse strains. Initially EuroPhenome was developed within the EUMORPHIA programme to capture and store pilot phenotyping data obtained on four background strains (C57BL/6J, C3H/HeBFeJ, BALB/cByJ and 129/SvPas). EUMORPHIA (European Union Mouse Research for Public Health and Industrial Applications) was a large project comprising of 18 research centers in 8 European countries, with the main focus of the project being the development of novel approaches in phenotyping, mutagenesis and informatics to improve the characterization of mouse models for understanding human molecular physiology and pathology. The current version of EuroPhenome is capturing data from the EUMODIC project as well as the WTSI MGP, HMGU GMC pipeline and the CMHD. EUMODIC is undertaking a primary phenotype assessment of up to 500 mouse mutant lines derived from ES cells developed in the EUCOMM project as well as other lines. Lines showing an interesting phenotype will be subject to a more in depth assessment. EUMODIC is building upon the comprehensive database of standardized phenotyping protocols, called EMPReSS, developed by the EUMORPHIA project. EUMODIC has developed a selection of these screens, called EMPReSSslim, to enable comprehensive, high throughput, primary phenotyping of large numbers of mice. Phenovariants are annotated using a automated pipeline, which assigns a MP term if the mutant data is statistically different to the baseline data. This data is shown in the Phenomap and the mine for a mutant tool. Please note that a statistically significant result and the subsequent MP annotation does not necessarily mean a true phenovariant. There are other factors that could cause this result that have not been accounted for in the analysis. It is the responsibility of the user to download the data and use their expert knowledge or further analysis to decide whether they agree or not. EuroPhenome is primarily based in the bioinformatics group at MRC Harwell. The development of EuroPhenome is in collaboration with the Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, Germany, the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK and the Institut Clinique de la Souris, France.

Proper citation: Europhenome Mouse Phenotyping Resource (RRID:SCR_006935) Copy   

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http://scalablebrainatlas.incf.org/

A web-based, interactive brain atlas viewer, containing a growing number of atlas templates for various species, including mouse, macaque and human. Standard features include fast brain region lookup, point and click to select a region and view its full 3D extent, mark a stereotaxic coordinate and view all regions in a hierarchy. Built-in extensions are the CoCoMac plugin, which provides a spatial display of Macaque connectivity, and a service to transform stereotaxic coordinates to and from the INCF Waxholm space for the mouse. Three dimensional renderings of brain regions are available through a Matlab interface (local installation of Matlab required). The SBA is designed to be customizable. External users can create plugins, hosted on their own servers, to interactively attach images or data to spatial atlas locations. This fully web-based display engine for brain atlases and topologies allows client websites to show brain region related data in a 3D interactive context. Currently available atlases are: * Macaque: The Paxinos Rhesus Monkey atlas (2000) * Macaque: Various templates available through Caret, registered to F99 space: Felleman and Van Essen (1991), Lewis and Van Essen (2000), Regional Map from K��tter and Wanke (2005), Paxinos Rhesus Monkey (2000) * Macaque: The NeuroMaps Macaque atlas (2008) * Mouse: The INCF Waxholm Space for the mouse (2011). Previous versions available. * Mouse: The Allen Mouse Brain volumetric atlas (ABA07) * Human: The LPBA40 parcellation, registered to SRI24 space A variety of services are being developed around the templates contained in the Scalable Brain Atlas. For example, you can include thumbnails of brain regions in your own webpage. Other applications include: * Analyze atlas templates in Matlab * List all regions belonging to the given template * List of supported atlas templates * Find region by coordinate * Color-coded PNG (bitmap) or SVG (vector) image of a brain atlas slice * Region thumbnail in 2D (slice) or 3D (stack of slices) The Scalable Brain Atlas is created by Rembrandt Bakker and Gleb Bezgin, under supervision of Rolf K��tter in the NeuroPhysiology and -Informatics group of the Donders Institute, Radboud UMC Nijmegen.

Proper citation: Scalable Brain Atlas (RRID:SCR_006934) Copy   

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http://autismkb.cbi.pku.edu.cn/

Genetic factors contribute significantly to ASD. AutismKB is an evidence-based knowledgebase of Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) genetics. The current version contains 2193 genes (99 syndromic autism related genes and 2135 non-syndromic autism related genes), 4617 Copy Number Variations (CNVs) and 158 linkage regions associated with ASD by one or more of the following six experimental methods: # Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS); # Genome-wide CNV studies; # Linkage analysis; # Low-scale genetic association studies; # Expression profiling; # Other low-scale gene studies. Based on a scoring and ranking system, 99 syndromic autism related genes and 383 non-syndromic autism related genes (434 genes in total) were designated as having high confidence. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder with a prevalence of 1.0-2.6%. The three core symptoms of ASD are: # impairments in reciprocal social interaction; # communication impairments; # presence of restricted, repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests and activities.

Proper citation: AutismKB (RRID:SCR_006937) Copy   

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http://www.cdc.gov/labstandards/diabetes_dasp.html

Program that develops materials and methods to improve measurements of autoantibodies that are predictive of type 1 diabetes. These are the most sensitive and meaningful measures for predicting this disease. Historically, autoantibody measures have been variable among laboratories; therefore, this program, in collaboration with the Immunology of Diabetes Society, was established. The goals of DASP are to improve laboratory methods, evaluate laboratory performance, support the development of sensitive and specific measurement technologies, and develop reference methods. Currently, 48 key laboratories from 19 countries participate in DASP.

Proper citation: Diabetes Autoantibody Standardization Program (RRID:SCR_006929) Copy   

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https://mctfr.psych.umn.edu/

Composed of many projects, including the Minnesota Twin Family Study (MTFS) and The Sibling Interaction and Behavior Study (SIBS), this research center seeks to identify genetic and environmental influences on development and psychological traits. Both projects are longitudinal research studies including twins, siblings, and parents. Over 9800 individuals have contributed to these exciting projects! By studying twins and siblings and their families, we can estimate how genes and environment interact to influence character, strengths, vulnerabilities and values. Participants in the MTFS include families with same-sex identical or fraternal twins who were born in Minnesota. The SIBS study is comprised of adoptive and biological siblings and their parents. Most participants partake in day-long visits to the MCTFR, and due to the longitudinal nature of our projects, they return every 3-4 years for follow-up visits.

Proper citation: Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research (RRID:SCR_006948) Copy   

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http://www.theassc.org/

An academic society that promotes rigorous research directed toward understanding the nature, function, and underlying mechanisms of consciousness. The ASSC includes members working in the fields of cognitive science, medicine, neuroscience, philosophy, and other relevant disciplines in the sciences and humanities.
The ASSC web site has several main functions:
* coordinating annual conferences on aspects of the scientific study of consciousness.
* promotion of other activities in the field (smaller conferences, mailing lists, bibliographic resource, etc).
* facilitate consciousness research with awards for new investigators.
* publication of papers relevant to the scientific study of consciousness in the inter-disciplinary journal Psyche.
The ASSC Students community''s aim is to foster greater involvement of graduate students within the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness (ASSC) and improve ways in which the ASSC serves the needs of its student members. Its primary goal is to promote research and debate about consciousness among new researchers.
It organizes activities like the current essay contest, details of which are on the news page. It also manage the student pages of the ASSC website and conduct occasional surveys of the ASSC student members.

Proper citation: Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness (RRID:SCR_007154) Copy   

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http://medgen.ugent.be/rtprimerdb/

Database for primer and probe sequences used in real-time PCR assays employing popular chemistries (SYBR Green I, Taqman, Hybridization Probes, Molecular Beacon) to prevent time-consuming primer design and experimental optimization, and to introduce a certain level of uniformity and standardization among different laboratories. Researchers are encouraged to submit their validated primer and probe sequence, so that other users can benefit from their expertise. The database can be queried using the official gene name or symbol, Entrez or Ensembl Gene identifier, SNP identifier, or oligonucleotide sequence. Different options make it possible to restrict a query to a particular application (Gene Expression Quantification/Detection, DNA Copy Number Quantification/Detection, SNP Detection, Mutation Analysis, Fusion Gene Quantification/Detection, Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)), organism (Human, Mouse, Rat, and others) or detection chemistry.

Proper citation: RTPrimerDB- The Real-Time PCR and Probe Database (RRID:SCR_007106) Copy   

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http://www.chr7.org

Database containing the DNA sequence and annotation of the entire human chromosome 7, encompassing nearly 158 million nucleotides of DNA and 1917 gene structures, are presented; the most up to date collation of sequence, gene, and other annotations from all databases (eg. Celera published, NCBI, Ensembl, RIKEN, UCSC) as well as unpublished data. To generate a higher order description, additional structural features such as imprinted genes, fragile sites, and segmental duplications were integrated at the level of the DNA sequence with medical genetic data, including 440 chromosome rearrangement breakpoints associated with disease. The objective of this project is to generate a comprehensive description of human chromosome 7 to facilitate biological discovery, disease gene research and medical genetic applications. There are over 360 disease-associated genes or loci on chromosome 7. A major challenge ahead will be to represent chromosome alterations, variants, and polymorphisms and their related phenotypes (or lack thereof), in an accessible way. In addition to being a primary data source, this site serves as a weighing station for testing community ideas and information to produce highly curated data to be submitted to other databases such as NCBI, Ensembl, and UCSC. Therefore, any useful data submitted will be curated and shown in this database. All Chromosome 7 genomic clones (cosmids, BACs, YACs) listed in GBrowser and in other data tables are freely distributed.

Proper citation: Chromosome 7 Annotation Project (RRID:SCR_007134) Copy   

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http://genomefoundation.org/index.php/Main_Page

The Genome Foundation (AKA Genome Research Foundation) is a fully government accredited and registered non-profit research foundation. GRF aims to provide genome philosophy, science, and technology. GRF is a nonprofit publisher, and research and advocacy organization to promote completely free publication of knowledge with minimum restriction. Our core objectives are to: * Provide ways to overcome unnecessary barriers to immediate availability, access, and use of research * Pursue a publishing strategy that optimizes the openness, quality, and integrity of the publication process * Develop innovative approaches to the assessment, organization, and reuse of ideas and data Genome Foundation Research * Personalized Medicine * Personal Genomics * AngioGenesis drug * Bioinformatics * RNA expression * Protein structure * Human Genome Rights Projects at Genome Foundation * The Human Genome Rights * Human Genome Rights Petition * Free Personal Genome Sequencing Project * Free Personal Genome Sequencing Petition * Tiger Genome Initiative: Amur Tiger and big cat genomes * Whale Genome Project

Proper citation: Genome Research Foundation (RRID:SCR_006056) Copy   

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https://www.facebase.org/content/ocdm

To satisfy the need for standardized terminologies several ontologies, we are developing the Ontology of Craniofacial Development and Malformation. When complete, this ontology will describe several realms of anatomy and development relevant to FaceBase, including: * Human craniofacial anatomy, including developmental progressions * Craniofacial malformations * Mouse craniofacial anatomy * Mappings between mouse and human anatomy These ontologies are currently undergoing active development. As a result, these files should be considered very preliminary. They may not work correctly, and contents will almost certainly undergo significant change. Five (sub) ontologies in this zip archive correspond to the categories described above. * OCDM - Ontology of Craniofacial Development and Malformation: currently imports the CHO, CMO, and the CHMMO. * CHO - Craniofacial Human Ontoloogy: normal adult human craniofacial anatomy derived from the FMA. * CMO - Craniofacial Mouse Ontology: normal adult mouse craniofacial anatomy * CHMMO - Craniofacial Human-Mouse Mapping Ontology: mappings of classes in the * CHO to related (homologous) structures in the CMO. CFMO - Craniofacial Malformation Ontology: abnormal human anatomy, includes the CHO All ontologies are in Protege Frames format (requires Protege 3.x). Ontologies refer to other ontologies via the Protege include mechanism. The CHMMO includes the CHO and the CMO. The OCDM (which is the umbrella ontology) includes all of the rest. Future releases will include translations to the OWL language.

Proper citation: OCDM - Ontology of Craniofacial Development and Malformation (RRID:SCR_005999) Copy   

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http://bishopw.loni.ucla.edu/AIR5/

A tool for automated registration of 3D (and 2D) images within and across subjects and within and sometimes across imaging modalities. The AIR library can easily incorporate automated image registration into site specific programs adapted to your particular needs.

Proper citation: Automated Image Registration (RRID:SCR_005944) Copy   

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http://bio-bigdata.hrbmu.edu.cn/diseasemeth/

Human disease methylation database. DiseaseMeth version 2.0 is focused on aberrant methylomes of human diseases. Used for understanding of DNA methylation driven human diseases.

Proper citation: DiseaseMeth (RRID:SCR_005942) Copy   

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http://jjwanglab.org:8080/gwasdb/

Combines collections of genetic variants (GVs) from GWAS and their comprehensive functional annotations, as well as disease classifications. Used to maximize utilility of GWAS data to gain biological insights through integrative, multi-dimensional functional annotation portal. In addition to all GVs annotated in NHGRI GWAS Catalog, we manually curate GVs that are marginally significant (P value < 10-3) by looking into supplementary materials of each original publication and provide extensive functional annotations for these GVs. GVs are manually classified by diseases according to Disease Ontology Lite and HPO (Human Phenotype Ontology) for easy access. Database can also conduct gene based pathway enrichment and PPI network association analysis for those diseases with sufficient variants. SOAP services are available. You may Download GWASdb SNP. (This file contains all of the significant SNP in GWASdb. In the pvalue column, 0 means this P-value is not reported in the study but it is significant SNP. In the source column, GWAS:A represents the original data in GWAS catalog, while GWAS:B is our curation data which P-value < 10-3)

Proper citation: GWASdb (RRID:SCR_006015) Copy   

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http://web.mit.edu/swg/software.htm

Toolbox for post-processing fMRI data. Includes software for comprehensive analysis of sources of artifacts in timeseries data including spiking and motion. Most compatible with SPM processing, but adaptable for FSL as well. * Operating System: MacOS, Windows, Linux * Programming Language: MATLAB * Supported Data Format: ANALYZE

Proper citation: Artifact Detection Tools (RRID:SCR_005994) Copy   

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