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http://www.thomaskoenig.ch/Lester/ibaspm.htm

The aim of this work is to present a toolbox for structure segmentation of structural MRI images. All programs were developed in MATLAB based on a widely used fMRI, MRI software package, SPM99, SPM2, SPM5 (Wellcome Department of Cognitive Neurology, London, UK). Other previous works have developed a similar strategy for obtaining the segmentation of individual MRI image into different anatomical structures using a standardized Atlas. Have to be mentioned the one introduced by Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) that merges the information coming from ANIMAL (algorithm that deforms one image (nonlinear registration) to match previously labelled) and INSECT (Cerebral Tissue Classification) programs for obtaining a suitable gross cortical structure segmentation (Collins et al, 1999). Here both, nonlinear registration and gray matter segmentation processes have been performed through SPM99, SPM2, SPM5 subroutines. Three principal elements for the labeling process are used: gray matter segmentation, normalization transform matrix (that maps voxels from individual space to standardized one) and MaxPro MNI Atlas. All three are combined to yield a good performance in segmenting gross cortical structures. The programs here can be used in general for any standardized Atlas and any MRI image modality. System Requirements: 1. The IBASPM graphical user interface (GUI) runs only under MATLAB 7.0 or higher. The non-graphical version runs under MATLAB 6.5 or higher. 2. Statistical Parametrical Mapping Software SPM2, SPM5 Main Functions: * Atlasing: Main function ( This file contains spm_select script from SPM5 toolbox and uigetdir script from MATLAB 7.0 ). * Auto_Labeling : Computes individual atlas. * Create_SPAMs : Constructs Statistical Probability Anatomy Maps (SPAMs). * Create_MaxProb : Creates Maximum Probability Atlas (MaxPro) using the SPAMs previously computed. * All_Brain_Vol : Computes whole brain volume masking the brain using the segmentation files (if the segmentation files does not exist it segments). * Struct_Vol : Computes the volume for different structures based on individual Atlas previously obtained by the atlasing process. * Vols_Stats : Computes mean and standard deviation for each structure in a group of individual atlases.

Proper citation: IBASPM: Individual Brain Atlases using Statistical Parametric Mapping Software (RRID:SCR_007110) Copy   

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http://brainhealthregistry.org/

A website aimed at recruiting and assessing subjects for all types of neuroscience studies with the internet. The hope is to accelerate various types of observational studies and clinical trials, and also reduce costs. They are interested in having people, including healthy subjects of all ages, join the registry. Joining only takes a few minutes. The web-based project is designed to speed up cures for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other brain disorders. It uses online questionnaires and online neuropsychological tests (which are very much like online brain games).

Proper citation: Brain Health Registry (RRID:SCR_010230) Copy   

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https://github.com/NOCIONS/letswave6/wiki/Download-and-setup

Open source electroencephalogram (EEG) signal processing toolbox to process and visualise EEG/MEG data and other neurophysiological signals.

Proper citation: Letswave (RRID:SCR_016414) Copy   

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http://www.nitrc.org/projects/nutil/

Software toolbox to simplify and streamline mechanism of pre and post processing 2D brain image data. Neuroscience image processing and analysis utilities. Stand alone application that runs on all operating systems.

Proper citation: Nutil - Neuroimaging utilities (RRID:SCR_017183) Copy   

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http://hpc-bioinformatics.cineca.it/stress_mice/

Sapienza University of Rome and Cineca consortium portal. Used for analyzing published RNAseq transcriptomes obtained from brain of mice exposed to different kinds of stress protocols, to generate database of stress related differentially expressed genes and to identify factors contributing to vulnerability or resistance to stress. Allows to query database of RNAseq data.

Proper citation: Stress Mice Portal (RRID:SCR_017572) Copy   

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http://www.mricro.com

Software tool as a cross-platform NIfTI format image viewer. Used for viewing and exporting of brain images. MRIcroGL is a variant of MRIcron.

Proper citation: MRIcron (RRID:SCR_002403) Copy   

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http://neurodojo.blogspot.it/

A blog by Zen Faulkes, an invertebrate neuroethologist at The University of Texas-Pan American.

Proper citation: NeuroDojo (RRID:SCR_006237) Copy   

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http://www.dartmouth.edu/~rswenson/Atlas/

On line labeled atlas of the human brain developed by Dr. Rand Swenson of Dartmouth Medical School. It includes gross anatomical and MRI-generated slices (Axial T1-weighted MRI and Coronal T2 MRI weighted, along with Magnetic resonance arteriogram (MRA) and Magnetic resonance venogram (MRV)images. Labels may be turned on and off. A companion on-line textbook is also available. The site says it is still under construction, although the copyright is 2009. * Atlas of Gross Brain Topography * Atlas of the Brain Stem in Cross Section * Atlas of the Brain in Axial Slices * Atlas of the Brain in Coronal Slices * Atlas of the Head in Axial Slices * Axial T1-weighted MRI * Axial T2-weighted MRI * Coronal T1 MRI * Coronal T2 MRI * Magnetic resonance arteriogram (MRA) * Magnetic resonance venogram (MRV)

Proper citation: Atlas of the Brain (RRID:SCR_005967) Copy   

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http://neurosphere.wordpress.com/

This blog belongs to me, Dave J Hayes PhD, a Neuroscientist at the University of Ottawa''s Institute of Mental Health Research. My research focuses on the neuroscience of motivation and emotion particularly regarding how brains and people respond to aversive and rewarding things in their environment. A neurosphere is a free-floating group of neural stem cells which can multiply, outside of their natural environment, and retain the ability to differentiate into functional brain cells. I don''t work on neurospheres. However, i like the metaphor of a group of people coming together, outside of their natural environment, through their interest in all things neuro which, incidentally, is everything. The sphere of human thought.

Proper citation: neurosphere (RRID:SCR_005478) Copy   

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http://www.civm.duhs.duke.edu/neuro2012ratatlas/

Multidimensional atlas of the adult Wistar rat brain based on magnetic resonance histology (MRH). The atlas has been carefully aligned with the widely used Paxinos-Watson atlas based on optical sections to allow comparisons between histochemical and immuno-marker data, and the use of the Paxinos-Watson abbreviation set. Our MR atlas attempts to make a seamless connection with the advantageous features of the Paxinos-Watson atlas, and to extend the utility of the data through the unique capabilities of MR histology: a) ability to view the brain in the skull with limited distortion from shrinkage or sectioning; b) isotropic spatial resolution, which permits sectioning along any arbitrary axis without loss of detail; c) three-dimensional (3D) images preserving spatial relationships; and d) widely varied contrast dependent on the unique properties of water protons. 3D diffusion tensor images (DTI) at what we believe to be the highest resolution ever attained in the rat provide unique insight into white matter structures and connectivity. The 3D isotropic data allow registration of multiple data sets into a common reference space to provide average atlases not possible with conventional histology. The resulting multidimensional atlas that combines Paxinos-Watson with multidimensional MRH images from multiple specimens provides a new, comprehensive view of the neuroanatomy of the rat and offers a collaborative platform for future rat brain studies. To access the atlas, click view supplementary materials in CIVMSpace at the bottom of the following webpage.

Proper citation: Adult Wistar Rat Atlas (RRID:SCR_006288) Copy   

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http://bioinformatics.istge.it/cldb/indexes.html

Hypertext on cell culture availability extracted from the Cell Line Data Base of the Interlab Project. HyperCLDB includes links to records of OMIM, the Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man Catalogue, and now also links to the PubMed, database of bibliographic biomedical references, which are drawn primarily from MEDLINE and PREMEDLINE.

Proper citation: Hyper Cell Line Database (RRID:SCR_007730) Copy   

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http://discovermagazine.com/

Popular science magazine which includes news and blogs on topics including Health & Medicine, Mind & Brain, Technology, Space, Human origins, Living World, Environment, and Physics & Math. NIF Indexes include: The Brain: DISCOVER blogger, columnist, and contributing editor Carl Zimmer''s monthly column will make your brain happy. Discover Interview: The magazine''s signature in-depth discussion with the leading lights of the world of science Vital Signs: A medical mystery, as written by the doctor involved.

Proper citation: Discover Magazine (RRID:SCR_008787) Copy   

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http://www.brainnav.com

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented December 31, 2013. An interactive atlas and 3D brain software for research, structure analysis, and education, it offers six atlases representing four species: the mouse, rat, monkey and human. The stereotaxic coordinates atlases are available for all four species and the rodent models have additional chemoarchitectonic atlases. BrainNavigator helps locate specific areas of the brain, making visualizing and experimental planning in the brain easier. *Plan: Browse 6 Atlases, Visualize with 3D models, Search Literature, Analyze gene expression, Identify connections *Publish: Access reference tools, Use and print images for publication, Search literature *Propose: Use and print images for proposals, Search literature, Locate gene expression in 2D and 3D, Identify connections *Produce: Simulate injections, Customize new coordinates, virtually slice sections, overlay atlas maps on your own images, create personal atlas maps With BrainNavigator, you''ll gain 24/7 access to their powerful 3D brain interactive software tool that helps further research in the neurosciences. In addition, their vast library of widely respected and referenced brain publications will provide a plethora of information on the most current brain research available. As publisher of the gold standard in brain atlas publications authored by the team around the leading brain cartographers George Paxinos and Charles Watson, they are pleased to bring an advanced tool to today''s neuroscientists and educators. Combining atlas content and 3D capabilities based on technologies from the Allen Institute for Brain Science, this online workflow solution brings brain research, analysis and education tools to your fingertips.

Proper citation: BrainNavigator (RRID:SCR_008289) Copy   

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http://neurocritic.blogspot.com/

The Neurocritic is a blog deconstructing the most sensationalistic recent findings in Human Brain Imaging, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Psychopharmacology. Born in West Virginia in 1980, The Neurocritic embarked upon a roadtrip across America at the age of thirteen with his mother. She abandoned him when they reached San Francisco and The Neurocritic descended into a spiral of drug abuse and prostitution. At fifteen, The Neurocritic''s psychiatrist encouraged him to start writing as a form of therapy.

Proper citation: Neurocritic (RRID:SCR_006528) Copy   

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http://www.functionalneurogenesis.com/blog/

A blog focusing on the function of adult neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus, including discussion of scientific research papers, methods and protocols, and other trends or observations about the field.

Proper citation: Functional Neurogenesis (RRID:SCR_008830) Copy   

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http://connectivity.brain-map.org/

Map of neural connections in mouse brain, built on an array of transgenic mice genetically engineered to target specific cell types. In addition to the connectivity data, information about the transgenic mouse lines and genetic tracers is available. Consists of high resolution 2-D projectivity image data that can be viewed side-by-side with the associated reference atlas and other reference datasets. Enables 3-D visualization and spatial/ontological search of connectivity models through a combination of manual and informatics analyses.

Proper citation: Allen Mouse Brain Connectivity Atlas (RRID:SCR_008848) Copy   

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http://www.cdtdb.brain.riken.jp/CDT/Top.jsp

Transcriptomic information (spatiotemporal gene expression profile data) on the postnatal cerebellar development of mice (C57B/6J & ICR). It is a tool for mining cerebellar genes and gene expression, and provides a portal to relevant bioinformatics links. The mouse cerebellar circuit develops through a series of cellular and morphological events, including neuronal proliferation and migration, axonogenesis, dendritogenesis, and synaptogenesis, all within three weeks after birth, and each event is controlled by a specific gene group whose expression profile must be encoded in the genome. To elucidate the genetic basis of cerebellar circuit development, CDT-DB analyzes spatiotemporal gene expression by using in situ hybridization (ISH) for cellular resolution and by using fluorescence differential display and microarrays (GeneChip) for developmental time series resolution. The CDT-DB not only provides a cross-search function for large amounts of experimental data (ISH brain images, GeneChip graph, RT-PCR gel images), but also includes a portal function by which all registered genes have been provided with hyperlinks to websites of many relevant bioinformatics regarding gene ontology, genome, proteins, pathways, cell functions, and publications. Thus, the CDT-DB is a useful tool for mining potentially important genes based on characteristic expression profiles in particular cell types or during a particular time window in developing mouse brains.

Proper citation: Cerebellar Development Transcriptome Database (RRID:SCR_013096) Copy   

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http://www.msbrainbank.org.au/

Biomaterial supply resource which provides high quality and well-chracaterized brain tissue samples for MS research. Registered MS brain donors and their families are kept up to date on the latest progress in MS research.

Proper citation: Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia Brain Bank (RRID:SCR_010747) Copy   

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http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu

Portal to neuroanatomical information on the Web that helps you identify structures in the brain and provides a variety of information about each structure by porting you to the best of 1500 web pages at 100 other neuroscience sites. BrainInfo consists of three basic components: NeuroNames, a developing database of definitions of neuroanatomic structures in four species, their most common acronyms and their names in eight languages; NeuroMaps, a digital atlas system based on 3-D canonical stereotaxic atlases of rhesus macaque and mouse brains and programs that enable one to map data to standard surface and cross-sectional views of the brains for presentation and publication; and the NeuroMaps precursor: Template Atlas of the Primate Brain, a 2-D stereotaxic atlas of the longtailed (fascicularis) macaque brain that shows the locations of some 250 architectonic areas of macaque cortex. The NeuroMaps atlases will soon include a number of overlays showing the locations of cortical areas and other neuroscientific data in the standard frameworks of the macaque and mouse atlases. Viewers are encouraged to use NeuroNames as a stable source of unique standard terms and acronyms for brain structures in publications, illustrations and indexing systems; to use templates extracted from the NeuroMaps macaque and mouse brain atlases for presenting neuroscientific information in image format; and to use the Template Atlas for warping to MRIs or PET scans of the macaque brain to estimate the stereotaxic locations of structures.

Proper citation: BrainInfo (RRID:SCR_003142) Copy   

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https://www.msu.edu/~brains/index.html

The Brain Biodiversity Bank refers to the repository of images of and information about brain specimens contained in the collections associated with the National Museum of Health and Medicine at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, DC. Atlases and brain sections are available for a variety of mammals, and we are also developing a series of labeled atlases of stained sections for educators, students, and researchers. These collections include, besides the Michigan State University Collection, the Welker Collection from the University of Wisconsin, the Yakovlev-Haleem Collection from Harvard University, the Meyer Collection from the Johns Hopkins University, and the Huber-Crosby and Crosby-Lauer Collections from the University of Michigan. What we are doing currently at Michigan State is a series of demonstration projects for publicizing the contents of the collections and ways in which they can be used. For example, the images from the collection can be used for comparative brain study. We have prepared databases of the contents of the collections for presentation and use on this site, as well as for downloading by users in several formats. We are also developing a series of labeled atlases of stained sections for educators, students, and researchers. This internet site is associated with the Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections site. All of the images are in JPEG or GIF format.

Proper citation: Michigan State University Brain Biodiversity Bank (RRID:SCR_003289) Copy   

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