Perspective abstract
Nature Neuroscience 7, 473 - 481 (2004)
Published online: 27 April 2004 | doi:10.1038/nn1231
Sharing neuroimaging studies of human cognition
John Darrell Van Horn1,2, Scott T Grafton1,2, Daniel Rockmore1,2 & Michael S Gazzaniga1,2
Abstract
After more than a decade of collecting large neuroimaging datasets, neuroscientists are now working to archive these studies in publicly accessible databases. In particular, the fMRI Data Center (fMRIDC), a high-performance computing center managed by computer and brain scientists, seeks to catalogue and openly disseminate the data from published fMRI studies to the community. This repository enables experimental validation and allows researchers to combine and examine patterns of brain activity beyond that of any single study. As with some biological databases, early scientific, technical and sociological concerns hindered initial acceptance of the fMRIDC. However, with the continued growth of this and other neuroscience archives, researchers are recognizing the potential of such resources for identifying new knowledge about cognitive and neural activity. Thus, the field of neuroimaging is following the lead of biology and chemistry, mining its accumulating body of knowledge and moving toward a 'discovery science' of brain function.
- All authors are at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USA.
- John Darrell Van Horn and Scott T. Grafton are at the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, the Dartmouth Brain Imaging Center and the fMRI Data Center, Daniel Rockmore is in the Department of Mathematics and the fMRI Data Center, and Michael S. Gazzaniga is at the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and the fMRI Data Center.
Correspondence to: John Darrell Van Horn1,2 e-mail: John.D.Van.Horn@dartmouth.edu
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