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http://caprica.genetics.kcl.ac.uk/BRAINEAC/

Database for the UK Brain Expression Consortium (UKBEC) dataset that comprises of brains from individuals free of neurodegenerative disorders. The aim of Braineac is to release to the scientific community a valid instrument to investigate the genes and SNPs associated with neurological disorders.

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http://brainarchitecture.org/allen-atlas-brain-toolbox

Software Matlab toolbox for quantitative analysis of digitized brain wide gene expression data from Allen Atlas of adult mouse brain.

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http://www.tmf-ev.de/BiobankenRegisterEN/Registry.aspx?udt_2021_param_detail=84

A brain bank which collects brain tissue from patients who died from various neurological and psychiatric diseases. These tissues are available for biochemical, molecular biological, and other work groups with the aim of supporting research on the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapy of these diseases. Collected brains are clinically and neuropathologically well-characterized. The collection and distribution of brain tissue samples is an ongoing process. NeuroBiobank Munich offers help with the organization and implementation of autopsies as well as with the neuropathologic diagnostics. The thematic emphasis of the NeuroBiobank Munich is Parkinson's disease and demential degenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease or Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. NeuroBiobank Munich coordinates the German national brain tissue bank (BrainNet) and the European brain tissue bank (BrainNet Europe).

Proper citation: NeuroBiobank Munich (RRID:SCR_005014) Copy   

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http://udn.nichd.nih.gov/brainatlas_home.html

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on October 1, 2019. The first brain atlas for the common marmoset to be made available since a printed atlas by Stephan, Baron and Schwerdtfeger published in 1980. It is a combined histological and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) atlas constructed from the brains of two adult female marmosets. Histological sections were processed from Nissl staining and digitized to produce an atlas in a large format that facilitates visualization of structures with significant detail. Naming of identifiable brain structures was performed utilizing current terminology. For the present atlas, an adult female was perfused through the heart with PBS followed by 10% formalin. The brain was then sent to Neuroscience Associates of Knoxville, TN, who prepared the brain for histological analysis. The brain was cut in the coronal (frontal) plane at 40 microns, every sixth section stained for Nissl granules with thionine and every seventh section stained for myelinated fibers with the Weil technique. The mounted sections were photographed at the NIH (Medical Arts and Photography Branch). The equipment used was a Nikon Multiphot optical bench with Zeiss Luminar 100 mm lens, and scanned with a Better Light 6100 scan back driven by Better Light Viewfinder 5.3 software. The final images were saved as arrays of 6000x8000 pixels in Adobe Photoshop 6.0. A scale in mm provided with these images permitted construction of the final Nissl atlas files with a horizontal and vertical scale. Some additional re-touching (brightness and contrast) was done with Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0. The schematic (labeled) atlas plates were created from the Nissl images. The nomenclature came almost exclusively from brainmaps.org, where a rhesus monkey brain with structures labeled can be found. The labels for the MRI images were placed by M. R. Zametkin, under supervision from Dr. Newman.

Proper citation: Brain atlas of the common marmoset (RRID:SCR_005135) Copy   

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http://www.alzheimersinfo.org/research.html

A brain bank which has obtained brains from individuals who suffered from some form of dementia. Clinical records and a family history are obtained for each donor in order to better understand each dementing illness and to work towards the improvement of diagnosing, treating, and preventing these diseases.

Proper citation: Dementia Brain Bank Research Program (RRID:SCR_005129) Copy   

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https://www.stanleygenomics.org/

The Stanley Online Genomics Database uses samples from the Stanley Medical Research Institute (SMRI) Brain Bank. These samples were processed and run on gene expression arrays by a variety of researchers in collaboration with the SMRI. These researchers have performed analyses on their respective studies using a range of analytic approaches. All of the genomic data have been aggregated in this online database, and a consistent set of analyses have been applied to each study. Additionally, a comprehensive set of cross-study analyses have been performed. A thorough collection of gene expression summaries are provided, inclusive of patient demographics, disease subclasses, regulated biological pathways, and functional classifications. Raw data is also available to download. The database is derived from two sets of brain samples, the Stanley Array collection and the Stanley Consortium collection. The Stanley Array collection contains 105 patients, and the Stanley Consortium collection contains 60 patients. Multiple genomic studies have been conducted using these brain samples. From these studies, twelve were selected for inclusion in the database on the basis of number of patients studied, genomic platform used, and data quality. The Consortium collection studies have fewer patients but more diversity in brain regions and array platforms, while the Array collection studies are more homogenous. There are tradeoffs, the Consortium results will be more variable, but findings may be more broadly representative. The collections contain brain samples from subjects in four main groups: Bipolar Schizophrenia, Depression, and Controls Brain regions used in the studies include: Broadman Area 6, Broadman Area 8/9, Broadman Area 10, Broadman Area 46, Cerebellum The 12 studies encompass a range of microarray platforms: Affymetrix HG-U95Av2, Affymetrix HG-U133A, Affymetrix HG-U133 2.0+, Codelink Human 20K, Agilent Human I, Custom cDNA Publications based on any of the clinical or genomic data should credit the Stanley Medical Research Institute, as well as any individual SMRI collaborators whose data is being used. Publications which make use of analytic results/methods in the database should additionally cite Dr. Michael Elashoff. Registration is required to access the data.

Proper citation: Stanley Medical Research Institute Online Genomics Database (RRID:SCR_004859) Copy   

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http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-compass-pleasure

A blog written by David J. Linden, Ph.D., professor of Neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, focusing on the brain''s pleasure circuits. Topics covered include exercise, pleasure and the brain; and understanding the biology of runners high. The Compass of Pleasure: How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning, and Gambling Feel So Good is also a book and available for purchase. David J. Linden, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His laboratory has worked for many years on the cellular substrates of memory storage in the brain and a few other topics. He has a longstanding interest in scientific communication and serves as the Chief Editor of the Journal of Neurophysiology. He has written two books for a general audience about the biological basis of mental function: The Compass of Pleasure (Viking Press, 2011) and The Accidental Mind (Harvard/Belknap, 2007).

Proper citation: Compass of Pleasure (RRID:SCR_004756) Copy   

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http://mindblog.dericbownds.net/

Deric Bownds'' Mindblog reports new ideas and work on mind, brain, and behavior - as well as random curious stuff. Deric Bownds, retired Univ. Wisc. Professor, studies brain and mind. My laboratory research of ~35 years contributed to our understanding of how vision works. This work was gradually phased out in the 1990''s as I devoted increasing time to studying the evolution, development, and function of humans brains.

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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://www.youtube.com/user/BCIZaragoza

Videos uploaded to YouTube by the Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) research team, University of Zaragoza.

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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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http://www.youtube.com/user/BrainBlogger

BrainBlogger - YouTube are videos uploaded to YouTube by Brain Blogger. Brain Blogger covers topics from multidimensional biopsychosocial perspectives. It reviews the latest news and stories related to neuroscience, psychiatry, and neurology. It serves as a focal point for attracting new minds beyond the science of the mind-and-brain and into the biopsychosocial model.

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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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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.

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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://pepr.cnmcresearch.org/

An experiment in web-database access to large multi-dimensional data sets using a standardized experimental platform to determine if the larger scientific community can be given simple, intuitive, and user-friendly web-based access to large microarray data sets. All data in PEPR is also available via NCBI GEO. The structure and goals of PEPR differ from other mRNA expression profiling databases in a number of important ways. * The experimental platform in PEPR is standardized, and is an Affymetrix - only database. All microarrays available in the PEPR web database should ascribe to quality control and standard operating procedures. A recent publication has described the QC/SOP criteria utilized in PEPR profiles ( The Tumor Analysis Best Practices Working Group 2004 ). * PEPR permits gene-based queries of large Affymetrix array data sets without any specialized software. For example, a number of large time series projects are available within PEPR, containing 40-60 microarrays, yet these can be simply queried via a dynamic web interface with no prior knowledge of microarray data analysis. * Projects in PEPR originate from scientists world-wide, but all data has been generated by the Research Center for Genetic Medicine, Children''''s National Medical Center, Washington DC. Future developments of PEPR will allow remote entry of Affymetrix data ascribing to the same QC/SOP protocols. They have previously described an initial implementation of PEPR, and a dynamic web-queried time series graphical interface ( Chen et al. 2004 ). A publication showing the utility of PEPR for pharmacodynamic data has recently been published ( Almon et al. 2003 ).

Proper citation: Public Expression Profiling Resource (RRID:SCR_007274) Copy   

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