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http://www.rad.upenn.edu/sbia/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on June 2, 2023. Software package used to simulate brain images with local growth / atrophy within a prescribed spherical region. Specifically, given an input image and its segmented image, the location of the center of the spherical region, and the radius of that sphere, it simulates new images that have tissue growth or shrinkage within that pre-specified brain region according to given rates (atrophy for rates less than one and growth for rates greater than one). The algorithm uses an iterative procedure that tries to achieve the given level of volumetric change for brain tissues within the region, by seeking a smooth deformation field, whose Jacobian determinants match the prescribed volume change rate within the region. Note that in the current software, the simulation of growth or atrophy for brain tissue requires that the input spherical region has to cover some CSF or background regions.

Proper citation: Atrophy Simulation Package (RRID:SCR_006046) Copy   

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http://www.nitrc.org/projects/toads-cruise/

A collection of software plug-ins developed for the automatic segmentation of magnetic resonance brain images. The tools include multiple published algorithms developed at Johns Hopkins University. The SPECTRE algorithm performs brain extraction. The TOADS algorithm generates a topology-preserving tissue classification into cortical, subcortical, and cerebellar structures. The CRUISE algorithm produces inner, central, and outer cortical surfaces suitable for computing thickness and other geometric measures. Tools are also included for performing gyral labeling, lesion segmentation, thickness computation, surface visualization, and surface file conversion. All tools are released as plug-ins for the MIPAV software package and were developed using the Java Image Science Toolkit (both available at NITRC: http://nitrc.org). They are therefore cross-platform and compatible with a wide variety of file formats.

Proper citation: TOADS-CRUISE Brain Segmentation Tools (RRID:SCR_005977) Copy   

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http://riodb.ibase.aist.go.jp/brain/index.php?LANG=ENG

Atlas of magnetic resonance images and histological sections of a Japanese monkey brain, Rhesus monkey and human. The Brain Explorer allows for display, magnification, and comparison these images. Other formats include a collection of .jpg images, Quicktime VR (allow user to zoom in), and EmonV, a voxel viewer for MacOS X.

Proper citation: Brain Atlas Database of Japanese Monkey for WWW (RRID:SCR_006104) Copy   

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http://songbirdtranscriptome.net/

Database containing cDNA clone information of the brains of songbirds. These clones are annotated with behavioral information, as well as links to information of homologous genes of other species. The database includes over 91,000 zebra finch brain cDNAs (2009) sequenced by Duke, ESTIMA, and Rockefeller research groups. The project is a collaborative effort of the Jarvis Laboratory of Duke University, Duke Bioinformatics, and The Genomics group of RIKEN, with Erich D. Jarvis as P.I. and Kazuhiro Wada as Co-P.I. Microarrays with the cDNAs in this database are available at Duke http://mgm.duke.edu/genome/dna_micro/core/spotted.htm and through the NIH Neurosciences Microarray Consortium http://arrayconsortium.tgen.org/np2/public/overview.jsp

Proper citation: Songbird Brain Transcriptome Database (RRID:SCR_006182) Copy   

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https://www.braintest.org/brain_test/BrainTest

A portal of online studies that encourage community participation to tackle the most challenging problems in neuropsychiatry, including attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. Our approach is to engage the community and try to recruit tens of thousands of people to spend an hour of their time on our site. You folks will provide data in both brain tests and questionnaires, as well as DNA, and in return, we will provide some information about your brain and behavior. You will also be entered to win amazon.com gift cards. While large collaborative efforts were made in genetics in order to discover the secrets of the human genome, there are still many mysteries about the behaviors that are seen in complex neuropsychiatric syndromes and the underlying biology that gives rise to these behaviors. We know that it will require studying tens of thousands of people to begin to answer these questions. Having you, the public, as a research partner is the only way to achieve that kind of investment. This site will try to reach that goal, by combining high-throughput behavioral assessment using questionnaires and game-like cognitive tests. You provide the data and then we will provide information and feedback about why you should help us achieve our goals and how it benefits everyone in the world. We believe that through this online study, we can better understand memory and attention behaviors in the general population and their genetic basis, which will in turn allow us to better characterize how these behaviors go awry in people who suffer from mental illness. In the end, we hope this will provide better, more personalized treatment options, and ultimately prevention of these widespread and extremely debilitating brain diseases. We will use the data we collect to try to identify the genetic basis for memory and impulse control, for example. If we can achieve this goal, maybe we can then do more targeted research to understand how the biology goes awry in people who have problems with cognition, including memory and impulse control, like those diagnosed with ADHD, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, and Autism Spectrum Disorders. By participating in our research, you can learn about mental illness and health and help researchers tackle these complex problems. We can''t do it without your help.

Proper citation: Brain Test (RRID:SCR_006212) Copy   

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http://www.mouseimaging.ca/

A unique resource and comprehensive imaging facility combining the latest state-of-the-art digital medical imaging technologies for the characterization of mouse functional genomics. The goals of the Mouse Imaging Centre are: * To provide a variety of medical imaging technologies adapted to studying genetically modified mice. These technologies include magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, micro computed tomography (micro-CT), ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM), and optical projection tomography (OPT). * To screen large numbers of mice for models of human diseases. * To image an individual mouse over time to observe development, disease progression and responses to experimental treatment. * To develop an exciting team of investigators with expertise in imaging techniques, computer science, engineering, imaging processing, developmental biology and mouse pathology. * To work by collaboration with researchers throughout the world. When we look for human diseases in the human population, we make extensive use of medical imaging. Therefore, it makes sense to have available the same imaging capabilities as we investigate mice for models of human disease. The Mouse Imaging Centre (MICe) has developed high field magnetic resonance imaging microscopy, ultrasound biomicroscopy, micro computed tomography, and optical techniques. With these imaging tools, MICe is screening randomly mutagenized mice to look for phenotypes that represent human diseases and is taking established human disease models in mice and using imaging to follow the progression of disease and response to treatment over time. It is clear that imaging has a major contribution to make to phenotyping genetic variants and to characterizing mouse models. MICe is staffed by an exciting new team of about 30 investigators with expertise in imaging techniques, computer science, engineering, imaging processing, developmental biology and mouse pathology. The Mouse Imaging Centre (MICe) is not a fee-for-service facility but works through collaborations. Services include: * Projects involving MicroCT are available as a fee for service. * We will eventually move to the same model above with MRI. * Ultrasound Biomicroscopy is used for cardiac, embryo and cancer studies and is available as fee for service at $100 per study or in some cases on a collaborative basis. * Optical Projection Tomography has only limited availability on a collaborative basis. Mouse Atlas As our images are inherently three-dimensional, we will be able to make quantitative measures of size and volume. With this in mind, we are developing a mouse atlas showing the normal deviation of organ sizes. This atlas is an important resource for biologists as it has the potential to eliminate the need to sacrifice as many controls when making comparisons with mutants. Mouse Atlas Examples: * Variational Mouse Brain Atlas * Cerebral Vascular Atlas of the CBA Mouse * Neuroanatomy Atlas of the C57Bl/6j Mouse * Vascular Atlas of the Developing Mouse Embryo * Micro-CT E15.5 Mouse Embryo Atlas

Proper citation: MICe - Mouse Imaging Centre (RRID:SCR_006145) Copy   

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http://www.nybb.hs.columbia.edu/

A brain bank which collects postmortem human brains to meet the needs of neuroscientists investigating specific psychiatric and neurological disorders. NYBB disburses tissue samples to investigating clinicians or scientists whose research has been approved by their Institutional Review Board. The tasks of the NYBB include: collection and processing of human postmortem brain samples for research; neuropathological evaluation and diagnosis; storage and computerized inventory of brain samples; and distribution of brain samples to investigating clinicians and scientists. Brains from individuals without neurological or psychiatric disorders are used as normal controls.

Proper citation: New York Brain Bank at Columbia University (RRID:SCR_007142) Copy   

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http://www.stanleyresearch.org/dnn/BrainResearchLaboratory/tabid/195/Default.aspx

It is a widely used resource for researchers trying to find the causes of, and better treatments for, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression. Brains were collected 1994 to 2005 with the permission of the families in a standardized manner, with half of each specimen being frozen and half fixed in formalin. Currently four cohorts are available for study; the Neuropathology Consortium consisting of 60 cases (15 each schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and controls), the Array Collection consisting of 105 cases (35 each schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and controls), the Depression Collection consisting of 36 cases (12 each depression with psychosis, depression without psychosis, and controls), and the Parietal Collection of 48 cases (fixed inferior parietal sections from 24 each schizophrenia and controls). Since 1996, the Stanley Brain Collection has sent over 200,000 sections and 10,000 blocks of brain tissue to 240 research laboratories in 23 states and 20 foreign countries. All tissue has been provided to the researchers without charge. All costs for collecting, processing, and storing the brain tissue have been borne by The Stanley Medical Research Institute as a public service. All reasonable requests for brain tissue (over 90 percent of applications) have been honored. Researchers selected to receive tissue must sign an agreement that sets forth conditions for its use. Results received from researchers become part of the Stanley brain collection data set and will be used for integrative, multivariate analyses. In addition to overseeing the brain collection, the laboratory conducts research on the neuropathology of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and on brain development. Many studies carried out at the Stanley Brain Research Laboratory are done in cooperation with studies at the Stanley Laboratory of Developmental Neurovirology.

Proper citation: Stanley Brain Collection (RRID:SCR_007062) Copy   

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http://www.alz.org/

A non profit organization dedicated to providing support for patients and families with Alzheimer's disease, to educating the public about the disease, to funding a wide range of Alzheimer's disease related research and to finding ways to treat and eventually to prevent Alzheimer's disease. Resources include: the Alzheimer's Association Green-Field Library, a research grants program, and the Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.

Proper citation: Alzheimers Association (RRID:SCR_007398) Copy   

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http://www.neuropat.dote.hu/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented on February 07, 2013. A set of human neuroanatomical resources developed at the University of Hungary. Resources include an on-line brain atlas, a neuropathology atlas, functional neuroanatomy for neurologists and an extensive series of links to other neuroanatomy and neurological resources on the web. The original resources developed by this site include a set of neuropathological slides covering many neurological conditions, e.g., Alzheimer's disease, an atlas of normal human neuroanatomy based on unstained brain slices, along with histological images of brainstem and spinal cord. On-line quizzes are also provided. This is an excellent educational site and gateway to neurological resources on the web.

Proper citation: Neuroanatomy and Neuropathology on the Internet (RRID:SCR_007272) Copy   

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http://www.hbpp.org/

An open international project under the patronage of the Human Proteome Organisation (HUPO) that aims: To analyze the brain proteome of human as well as mouse models in healthy, neurodiseased and aged status with focus on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease; To perform quantitative proteomics as well as complementary gene expression profiling on disease-related brain areas and bodily fluids; To advance knowledge of neurodiseases and aging in order to push new diagnostic approaches and medications; To exchange knowledge and data with other HUPO projects and national / international initiatives in the neuroproteomic field; To make neuroproteomic research and its results available in the scientific community and society. Recent work has shown that standards in proteomics and especially in bioinformatics are mandatory to allow comparable analyses, but still missing. To address this challenge, the HUPO BPP is closely working together with the HUPO Proteome Standards Initiative (HUPO PSI).

Proper citation: HUPO Brain Proteome Project (RRID:SCR_007302) Copy   

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http://www.nntc.org/

Collects, stores, and distributes samples of nervous tissue, cerebrospinal fluid, blood, and other tissue from HIV-infected individuals. The NNTC mission is to bolster research on the effects of HIV infection on human brain by providing high-quality, well-characterized tissue samples from patients who died with HIV, and for whom comprehensive neuromedical and neuropsychiatric data were gathered antemortem. Researchers can request tissues from patients who have been characterized by: * degree of neurobehavioral impairment * neurological and other clinical diagnoses * history of drug use * antiretroviral treatments * blood and CSF viral load * neuropathological diagnosis The NNTC encourages external researchers to submit tissue requests for ancillary studies. The Specimen Query Tool is a web-based utility that allows researchers to quickly sort and identify appropriate NNTC specimens to support their research projects. The results generated by the tool reflect the inventory at a previous time. Actual availability at the local repositories may vary as specimens are added or distributed to other investigators.

Proper citation: National NeuroAIDS Tissue Consortium (RRID:SCR_007323) Copy   

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http://fmri.wfubmc.edu/software/PickAtlas

A software toolbox that provides a method for generating Region of Interest (ROI) masks based on the Talairach Daemon database. The atlases include Brodmann area, Lobar, Hemisphere, Anatomic Label (gyral anatomy), and Tissue type. The atlases have been extended to the vertex in MNI space, and corrected for the precentral gyrus anomaly. Additional atlases (including non-human atlases) can be added without difficulty., THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 16,2025.

Proper citation: WFU PickAtlas (RRID:SCR_007378) Copy   

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http://mousediversity.alleninstitute.org/

A database, and associated atlas, that characterizes gene expression across genetic backgrounds and sex, expanding beyond the adult male C57BL/6J reference brain comprising the Allen Mouse Brain Atlas to include seven strains of male mice and female C57BL/6J mice. Gene expression was detected using colorimetric RNA in situ hybridization (ISH) that provides cellular level anatomic resolution. ISH data are searchable and organized by gene, strain, or sex.

Proper citation: Allen Institute Mouse Diversity Study (RRID:SCR_008009) Copy   

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http://aidb.crbs.ucsd.edu

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented May 10, 2017. A pilot effort that has developed a centralized, web-based biospecimen locator that presents biospecimens collected and stored at participating Arizona hospitals and biospecimen banks, which are available for acquisition and use by researchers. Researchers may use this site to browse, search and request biospecimens to use in qualified studies. The development of the ABL was guided by the Arizona Biospecimen Consortium (ABC), a consortium of hospitals and medical centers in the Phoenix area, and is now being piloted by this Consortium under the direction of ABRC. You may browse by type (cells, fluid, molecular, tissue) or disease. Common data elements decided by the ABC Standards Committee, based on data elements on the National Cancer Institute''s (NCI''s) Common Biorepository Model (CBM), are displayed. These describe the minimum set of data elements that the NCI determined were most important for a researcher to see about a biospecimen. The ABL currently does not display information on whether or not clinical data is available to accompany the biospecimens. However, a requester has the ability to solicit clinical data in the request. Once a request is approved, the biospecimen provider will contact the requester to discuss the request (and the requester''s questions) before finalizing the invoice and shipment. The ABL is available to the public to browse. In order to request biospecimens from the ABL, the researcher will be required to submit the requested required information. Upon submission of the information, shipment of the requested biospecimen(s) will be dependent on the scientific and institutional review approval. Account required. Registration is open to everyone.. Documented October 4, 2017.

A sub-project of the Cell Centered Database (http://ccdb.ucsd.edu) providing a public repository for animal imaging data sets from MRI and related techniques. The public AIDB website provides the ability for browsing, visualizing and downloading the animal subjected MRI data. The AIDB is a pilot project to serve the current need for public imaging repositories for animal imaging data. The Cell Centered Database (CCDB) is a web accessible database for high resolution 2D, 3D and 4D data from light and electron microscopy. The AIDB data model is modified from the basic model of the CCDB where microscopic images are combined to make 2D, 3D and 4D reconstructions. The CCDB has made available over 40 segmented datasets from high resolution magnetic resonance imaging of inbred mouse strains through the prototype AIDB. These data were acquired as part of the Mouse BIRN project by Drs. G. Allan Johnson and Robert Williams. More information about these data can be found in Badea et al. (2009) (Genetic dissection of the mouse CNS using magnetic resonance microscopy - Pubmed: 19542887)

Proper citation: Animal Imaging Database (RRID:SCR_008002) Copy   

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http://www.dana.org/resources/brainweb/

BrainWeb provides information and links to validated sites about brain diseases and disorders. These include outside resources reviewed by scientific advisers, as well as articles in Dana publications. Sites listed in BrainWeb detail common brain diseases and disorders, and include general neuroscience and health resources. They offer descriptions of conditions, frequently asked questions, organization contacts, and sources for more information. BrainWeb and its links are suitable for lay readers, including students and educators, as well as people with brain disorders, their families, and caregivers.

Proper citation: Dana Foundation: BrainWeb (RRID:SCR_007996) Copy   

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http://archive.cnbc.cmu.edu/Resources/disordermodels/index.html

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented August 23, 2016. This site aims to provide a discussion and source list for connectionist and neural network models of disorders associated with mental or brain conditions. Recent connectionist and neural network models of behavior, information processing patterns, and brain activity present in people with cognitive, affective, brain, and behavioral disorders are reviewed on this web site. Ways that assumptions regarding normal and disordered behavior may be represented in connectionist models are discussed for features of various disorders. Similarities and differences between the models and criteria for their evaluation are presented, and suggestions for inclusion of information which may help to make these models more directly comparable in the future are considered. References to Connectionist Models of Cognitive, Affective, Brain, and Behavioral Disorders include: General Neural Network Information Reviews, General Introductions, and Calls for More Connectionist Models of Mental Disorders Models of Psychopathologies and Psychiatric Disorders Models of Cognitive, Affective, Brain, and Behavioral Disorders Not Associated with Psychopathology Additionally, Web Sites for Neural Network Modelers of Disorder are provided.

Proper citation: Connectionist Models of Cognitive, Affective, Brain, and Behavioral Disorders (RRID:SCR_008088) Copy   

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http://brainspan.org/

Atlas of developing human brain for studying transcriptional mechanisms involved in human brain development. Consists of RNA sequencing and exon microarray data profiling up to sixteen cortical and subcortical structures across full course of human brain development, high resolution neuroanatomical transcriptional profiles of about 300 distinct structures spanning entire brain for four midgestional prenatal specimens, in situ hybridization image data covering selected genes and brain regions in developing and adult human brain, reference atlas in full color with high resolution anatomic reference atlases of prenatal (two stages) and adult human brain along with supporting histology, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) data.

Proper citation: Allen Human Brain Atlas: BrainSpan (Atlas of the Developing Brain) (RRID:SCR_008083) Copy   

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http://neuroinformatics.usc.edu/

The USC Brain Project is engaged in the effort to develop new tools and methodologies for neuroinformatics in modeling neural mechanisms of visuomotor coordination and exploring the evolution of the human language-ready brain, as well as conducting work in both neural modeling and database construction in relation to rehabilitation after stroke. Sponsors: USCBP is funded by the University of Southern California.

Proper citation: University of Southern California Brain Project (RRID:SCR_008044) Copy   

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http://www.scripps.edu/np/inia/index.html

Consortium set out to identify the molecular, cellular, and behavioral neuroadaptations that occur in the brain reward circuits associated with the extended amygdala and its connections. It is hypothesized that genetic differences and/or neuroadaptations in this circuitry are responsible for the individual differences in vulnerability to the excessive consumption of alcohol. Chronic exposure to alcohol results in neuroadaptive phenomena, including tolerance, sensitization, dependence, withdrawal, loss of control of drinking, and relapse that contribute to the development of excessive alcohol consumption. The INIA has the following goals: 1) To establish animal models to study specific neurobiological targets for vulnerability that lead to excessive consumption of alcohol at the molecular, cellular and neural circuit level of analysis, 2) To identify specific clusters of genes whose expression is regulated by alcohol and which are responsible for any given model of excessive alcohol consumption using gene expression arrays, differential display, mutagenesis directed at specific brain areas, and the development of new informatics tools to analyze and interpret gene expression, cellular circuitry and brain circuitry data with the use of transgenic and knockout approaches, and 3) To attract new and innovative investigators to the field of alcohol research by recruiting individuals for development of U01 grants and pilot projects and by developing online interactive capacity among INIA scientists and others, and by making the neuroinformatics integrated data sets accessible, searchable and interactive with other databases for all scientists interested in alcoholism research. The structure of INIA is envisioned as two domains, Dependence-induced drinking and Binge drinking, comprised of multiple U01 research grants. The flow of information within each domain moves from molecular, to cellular, to neurocircuitry levels of analysis. These U01s share information with the core facilities, which act as data depositories. The Administrative Core coordinates the flow of information among the Domains and Cores and disseminates the information back to the U01s. A Pilot Project program will identify exciting new areas for research and the continual recruitment of new investigators to the alcohol field. The INIA program is directed by an Administrative Core in close cooperation with the Animal Models, Gene Array and Neurocircuitry Cores via a Steering Committee and with the continual advice of the Scientific Advisory Committee.

Proper citation: Integrative Neuroscience Initiative on Alcoholism (RRID:SCR_008042) Copy   

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