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https://med.uth.edu/nrc/

The Neuroscience Research Center (NRC) is a university-wide center where diverse and multidisciplinary research is conducted to further the understanding of neural and behavioral disorders. Whether conducting cellular research in laboratories or clinical trials in patient care settings, the work of NRC researchers may someday contribute to preventing and treating such devastating disorders as: * Dementias resulting from Alzheimer''s disease and stroke * Mental retardation and other learning disabilities * Mental illnesses, including schizophrenia and manic-depressive illness * Alcoholism and other substance abuse problems * Inability to process knowledge due to factors such as aging and head trauma * Disabilities due to disorders of the developing nervous system More than 280 faculty hold NRC appointments, and are on the faculties of the Medical School, School of Public Health, School of Nursing, Dental Branch, and School of Biomedical Informatics. Departments with significant NRC research activities within the Medical School include Neurobiology and Anatomy; Neurology; Neurosurgery; Ophthalmology and Visual Science; Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Radiology. NRC activities are guided by an executive committee appointed by the President of the Health Science Center. The Neuroscience Research Center (NRC) is affiliated with educational opportunities at the graduate and postdoctoral levels.

Proper citation: UTHealth at Houston Neuroscience Research Center (RRID:SCR_007486) Copy   

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http://brancusi1.usc.edu/thesaurus/list/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented on January 19,2022. The BAMS Thesaurus is a part of the larger BAMS The Foundational Model of Connectivity (FMC). The principle of constructing the resource are: 1. Systematic attempts to produce internally consistent classifications and taxonomies require theoretical frameworks for deciding between alternatives. 2. Alternate classification and taxonomy schemes are always possible and must be accommodated. 3. The FMC is based on evidence, not authority. All components are justified by reference to the best observational or experimental evidence from the literature, combined with reference to priority when possible, not by undocumented statements from textbooks, the Web, or elsewhere. 4. The FMC is based on evolving evidence and concepts, revisions are based on enforced rules, and versioning is systematic and historical. The first version of FMC and the foundation of this online version was published in Swanson & Bota (2010). Please cite this reference whenever any part of the FMC is used in any way. This online version of FMC has the following main parts: 1. Thesaurus, which includes an alphabetical list of all concepts and terms used in FMC to date. The preferred terms are in bold. Clicking on each term of the Thesaurus will retrieve its definition, reference, list of synonyms, and a comment form that can be used by registered users. 2. References, which includes an alphabetical list of the literature used to construct FMC. Listed references are associated with the definitions included in the Thesaurus, and PubMed links. 3. Search form that can be used to search for terms defined in FMC, included in their definitions, their abbreviations, and references (search by authors). We strongly recommend to read FMC rules and notations before starting to use the online version.

Proper citation: BAMS Thesaurus (RRID:SCR_008003) Copy   

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http://enhancer.lbl.gov/

Resource for experimentally validated human and mouse noncoding fragments with gene enhancer activity as assessed in transgenic mice. Most of these noncoding elements were selected for testing based on their extreme conservation in other vertebrates or epigenomic evidence (ChIP-Seq) of putative enhancer marks. Central public database of experimentally validated human and mouse noncoding fragments with gene enhancer activity as assessed in transgenic mice. Users can retrieve elements near single genes of interest, search for enhancers that target reporter gene expression to particular tissue, or download entire collections of enhancers with defined tissue specificity or conservation depth.

Proper citation: VISTA Enhancer Browser (RRID:SCR_007973) Copy   

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http://www.buzsakilab.com/

Lab interested in understanding how neuronal circuitries of the brain support its cognitive capacities. Its goal is to provide rational, mechanistic explanations of cognitive functions at a descriptive level. In the lab''s view, the most promising area of cognitive faculties for scientific inquiry is memory, since it is a well-circumscribed term, can be studied in animals and substantial knowledge has accumulated on the molecular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity. Available software: * NeuroScope: NeuroScope can display local field potentials (EEG), neuronal spikes, behavioral events, as well as the position of the animal in the environment. It also features limited editing capabilities. * Klusters: Klusters is a powerful and easy-to-use cluster cutting application designed to help neurophysiologists sort action potentials from multiple neurons on groups of electrodes (e.g., tetrodes or multisite silicon probes). * KlustaKwik: KlustaKwik is a program for automatic cluster analysis, specifically designed to run fast on large data sets. * MATLAB m-files: A selection of MATLAB files developed in the lab., THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 16,2025.

Proper citation: Buzsaki Lab (RRID:SCR_008020) Copy   

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http://www.brainresource.com/

Commercial provider of cognitive assessments, including their proprietary database, the Brain Resource International Database (BRID). The BRID is a database that allows users to quantify individual differences in brain function, compare individual performance against peers, and provide a robust frame of reference for clinical assessment and treatment decisions. The Brain Resource International Database provides evidence for the brain-behavior connection so important to reliably enabling optimal solutions for mental health and wellbeing. It powers all Brain Resource products. The database has collected over 50,000 datasets. There are over 4,000 healthy controls from the age of 6-100 in our normative database as well as large and growing clinical databases in Depression, Schizophrenia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, PTSD, ADHD and Brain Injury. Test standardization ensures total quality control and robust representative profiles in each disorder.

Proper citation: Brain Resource Company (RRID:SCR_008019) Copy   

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http://www.nibb.ac.jp/brish/indexE.html

Database of detailed protocols for single and double in situ hybridization (ISH) method, probes used by Yamamori lab and others useful for studies of brain, and many photos of mammalian (mostly mouse and monkey) brains stained with various gene probes. Also includes a brain atlas of gene expression. Currently, the atlas comprises a series of un-annotated images showing the localization of a particular probe or molecule, e.g., AChE.

Proper citation: BraInSitu: A homepage for molecular neuroanatomy (RRID:SCR_008081) Copy   

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http://sig.biostr.washington.edu/projects/brain/

The UW Integrated Brain Project is one project within the national Human Brain Project, a national multi-agency effort to develop informatics tools for managing the exploding amount of information that is accumulating about the human brain. The objective of the UW Integrated Brain Project effort is to organize and integrate distributed functional information about the brain around the structural information framework that is the long term goal of our work. This application therefore extends the utility of the Digital Anatomist Project by using it to organize non-structural information. The initial driving neuroscience problem that is being addressed is the management, visualization and analysis of cortical language mapping data. In recent years, advances in imaging technology such as PET and functional MRI have allowed researchers to observe areas of the cortex that are activated when the subject performs language tasks. These advances have greatly accelerated the amount of data available about human language, but have also emphasized the need to organize and integrate the sometimes contradictory sources of data, in order to develop theories about language organization. The hypothesis is that neuroanatomy is the common substrate on which the diverse kinds of data can be integrated. A result of the work done by this project is a set of software tools for generating a 3-D reconstruction of the patient''s own brain from MRI, for mapping functional data to this reconstruction, for normalizing individual anatomy by warping to a canonical brain atlas and by annotating data with terms from an anatomy ontology, for managing individual lab data in local laboratory information systems, for integrating and querying data across separate data management systems, and for visualizing the integrated results. Sponsors: This Human Brain Project research is funded jointly by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the National Institute on Aging.

Proper citation: University of Washington Integrated Brain Project (RRID:SCR_008075) Copy   

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http://mmil.ucsd.edu/

An interdisciplinary group of scientists and clinicians who study the human brain using a variety of imaging, recording, and computational techniques. Their primary goal is to bridge non-invasive imaging technologies to the underlying neurophysiology of brain neuronal circuits for a better understanding of healthy human brain function, and mechanisms of disruption of this function in diseases such as Alzheimer's, epilepsy and stroke. The other goal of the MMIL is to develop and apply advanced imaging techniques to understanding the human brain and its disorders. In order to ground these methodological developments in their underlying neurobiology, invasive studies in humans and animals involving optical and micro physiological measures are also performed. These methodologies are applied to understanding normal function in sleep, memory and language, development and aging, and diseases such as dementia, epilepsy and autism.

Proper citation: Multimodal Imaging Laboratory (RRID:SCR_008071) Copy   

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http://www.mscenter.org/research/tissue-bank/

Scientists throughout the world depend on the Rocky Mountain MS Center Tissue Bank to supply high quality human brain tissue and cerebral spinal fluid to support their research. Funded in part by the National MS Society, the Tissue Bank is one of only four MS-related tissue banks in the nation. The Tissue Bank has distributed specimens to more than 160 investigators worldwide and over 1,600 people have consented to be donors after death. Tissue banks provide a unique bridge between those who live with MS and the scientific community. Studies conducted with samples from the Center have led to several important discoveries and 130 publications. While deeply personal, the decision to donate has far-reaching effects as scientists unlock the mysteries of multiple sclerosis. If you would like to donate, arrangements must be made in advance because it is important that tissue is taken within a few hours of death. For more information on making a donation, visit the How To Donate section of this website and contact the Rocky Mountain MS Center Tissue Bank at 303.788.4030 x111.

Proper citation: Rocky Mountain MS Center Tissue Bank (RRID:SCR_004361) Copy   

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http://www.childhoodbraintumor.org/

The Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation (CBTF), an all-volunteer organization, was founded in 1994 by families, friends and physicians of children with brain tumors. Our mission is to raise funds for scientific research and heighten public awareness of this most devastating disease and to improve prognosis and quality of life for those that are affected. Founded and incorporated in Virginia, relocated to Maryland in 1998, the Foundation (a 501(c) (3), strives to meet the goals of our mission. Friends, families, and physicians brought CBTF together and are dedicated to serving the needs of families and children with brain tumors, in hopes of improving the quality of life and find cures for pediatric brain tumors. Annually, CBTF funds basic science or clinical research for pediatric brain tumors; conferences and other programs. We provide informational materials on our website and mail other information (nationally and internationally) upon request. The Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation (CBTF) has funded state-of-the-art research and supported conferences for pediatric brain tumors over the past 17 years. Grants submissions are reviewed thoroughly by our dedicated renown team of scientific advisors to ensure that CBTF selects the highest quality research for pediatric brain tumors. Each year, we receive so many outstanding applications and it is through the support of private and public donations that this is all possible. With your support, together, we will strive to find a cure for children''s brain tumors.

Proper citation: Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation (RRID:SCR_004421) Copy   

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http://www.brainsciencepodcast.com/

Podcast, hosted by Dr. Ginger Campbell, featuring the latest books about neuroscience as well as interviews with leading scientists from around the world. In this podcast, she shares recent discoveries from the world of neuroscience in a way that people of all backgrounds can enjoy. Dr. Campbell is an experienced emergency physician with a long-standing interest in mind-body medicine, the brain, and consciousness. She believes that understanding how the brain works gives us insight into what makes us human. She is also committed to showing how the scientific method has unraveled many long-standing mysteries. Brain Science Transcripts are also available.

Proper citation: Brain Science Podcast (RRID:SCR_004491) Copy   

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https://wiki-bsse.ethz.ch/display/HSC/HelioScan+Home

HelioScan is a versatile control software for microscopes written in the intuitive graphical programming language LabVIEW. It solves a number of problems observed with custom-built image acquisition systems by providing the following features: * Extendability: both hardware components and software functionality are encapsulated in exchangeable, software components. Additional components can be implemented easily and plugged in at run-time. Components can be independently developed, allowing multiple developers to work in parallel. * Flexibility: Components are independently configurable; each component can have an unlimited number of configurations. * Understandability: The LabVIEW code is well-structured, commented and documented. * High speed: The software supports FPGA-based hardware that enables intelligent and extremely fast signal acquisition and generation. FPGA logic can be easily programmed using LabVIEW. * Tailored to in vivo brain imaging: The software is especially suited for 2-photon Calcium imaging, but can in principle be used for any kind of microscopy. The out-of-the-box software supports different imaging modalities (camera, galvanometric scan mirrors, acusto-optic deflectors) and imaging modes (camera video acquisition, intrinsic optical imaging, two-photon frame scan and tilted frame scan, 2D line scan, 3D spiral scan) and can easily be extended to other imaging modalities (e.g., resonance scanners), imaging modes (e.g., 2D and 3D arbitrary line scans) and associated hardware (e.g., stimulation devices). * Open file-format with extensible meta-data schema: HelioScan saves data in the OME-TIFF file format, which contains image data as multipage TIFF and meta-data as human-readable XML in the TIFF description tag according to the OME schema.

Proper citation: HelioScan (RRID:SCR_004494) Copy   

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http://www.brainarchitecture.org/mouse-home

An atlas project whose goal is to enerate brainwide maps of inter-regional neural connectivity that specify the inputs and outputs of every brain region, at a "mesoscopic" level of analysis. A 3D injection viewer is used to view the mouse brain. To determine the outputs of a brain region, anterograde tracers are used which are taken up by neurons locally ("the input"), then transported actively down the axons to the "output regions." The whole brain is then sliced thinly, and each slice is digitally imaged. These 2-D images are reconstructed in 3D. The majority of the resulting 3-D brain image is unlabeled. Only the injected region and its output regions have tracer in them, allowing for identification of this small fraction of the connectivity map. This procedure is repeated identically, to account for individual variability. To determine the inputs to the same brain region as above, a retrograde tracer is injected in the same stereotaxic location ("the input"), and the process is repeated. In order to accumulate data from different mice (each of whom has a slightly different brain shape and size), 3-D spatial normalization is performed using registration algorithms. These gigapixel images of whole-brain sections can be zoomed to show individual neurons and their processes, providing a "virtual microscope." Each sampled brain is represented in about 500 images, each image showing an optical section through a 20 micron-thick slice of brain tissue. A multi-resolution viewer permits users to journey through each brain, following the pathways taken through three-dimensional brain space by tracer-labeled neuronal pathways. A key point is that at the mid-range "mesoscopic" scale, the team expects to assemble a picture of connections that are stereotypical and probably genetically determined in a species-specific manner. By dividing the volume of a hemisphere of the mouse brain into 250 equidistant, predefined grid-points, and administering four different kinds of tracer injections at each grid point -- in different animals of the same sex and age a complete wiring diagram that will be stitched together in "shotgun" fashion from the full dataset.

Proper citation: Mouse Brain Architecture Project (RRID:SCR_004683) Copy   

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http://www.tbregistry.org/

A non-profit organization that promotes research on hearing and balance disorders. The Registry database allows researchers to perform simple searches to locate specimens of interest. The results show the laboratories where specimens that match the query are located. Investigators should contact the individual laboratories for studying the specimens or for access to the sections. The Registry also serves the public and the scientific community through the dissemination of public information on temporal bone donation and research, enrollment of temporal bone donors, publication of The Registry, a newsletter for researchers, conservation of existing human temporal bone collections, and professional educational activities for physicians and scientists.

Proper citation: National Temporal Bone Pathology Resource Registry (RRID:SCR_004705) Copy   

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http://www.ahif.org/

The Alabama Head Injury Foundation (AHIF) was founded in 1983 to increase public awareness of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and to stimulate the development of supportive services. Today, AHIF is among the largest state brain injury associations in the nation with model programs and statewide services. Its mission is to improve the quality of life for people who have survived traumatic brain injuries and for their families. Whether the injury is mild or severe the life of the injured person and their family is changed forever. The impact can be both emotionally and financially devastating. AHIF provides the information to help clients and families understand the results of injury. AHIF helps access available resources and provides services and programs which meet the unique needs of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) as well as spinal cord injury (SCI) in certain programs.

Proper citation: Alabama Head Injury Foundation (RRID:SCR_004580) Copy   

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http://www.braintumorkids.org/

Established in 1983 in Atlanta, GA, the Brain Tumor Foundation for Children (BTFC) was the first nonprofit organization in the United States to focus on pediatric brain tumor disease. The mission of the Brain Tumor Foundation for Children is to provide financial assistance, social support, and information for families of children with brain and spinal cord tumors; fund research projects that improve treatment options and search for a cure; and raise public awareness of the disease and advocate on behalf of children who are affected.

Proper citation: Brain Tumor Foundation For Children (RRID:SCR_004735) Copy   

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http://www.polytrauma.va.gov/

A network of specialized rehabilitation programs serving Veterans and Service Members with both combat and civilian related Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and polytrauma. Services available include: interdisciplinary evaluation and treatment, development of a comprehensive plan of care, case management, patient and family education and training, psychosocial support, and application of advanced rehabilitation treatments and prosthetic technologies.

Proper citation: VA Polytrauma / TBI System of Care (RRID:SCR_004697) Copy   

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http://btan.org/

The Brain Tumor Action Network is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization established to bring awareness to the general public about brain tumors and to educate and empower brain tumor survivors, their families and friends. We foster grassroots advocacy on federal and state legislative issues affecting brain tumor survivors, their families and friends by providing information on brain tumor-related public issues and effective advocacy. BTAN has the following goals: * To encourage those living with brain tumors, their families and friends to become advocates for brain tumor awareness. * To foster grassroots advocacy on federal and state legislative issues affecting brain tumor survivors, their families and friends by providing information (and training) on brain tumor related public issues and effective advocacy. * To work independently and in collaboration with other brain tumor related organizations on behalf of the brain tumor community family. * To increase brain tumor awareness nationally through the Hidden Under Our Hats, National Brain Tumor Awareness Project in Washington, DC and at various treatment centers, conferences and fund raisers. * To raise funds to support specific research projects. * To create a PILOT respite care program for brain tumor survivors and their families at Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute (Tampa, FL). The respite care fund would assist brain tumor patients and their family members with additional care and support from home health care workers.

Proper citation: Brain Tumor Action Network (RRID:SCR_004733) Copy   

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http://www.brain.riken.jp/en/

RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) has a mission to produce innovative research and technology leading to scientific discoveries of the brain. In addition, BSI aims to develop domestic and international brain researchers by creating an environment that will integrate various intellectual disciplines and from that convergence find solutions that will ultimately benefit society in the realms of medicine, engineering, business, and education. In striving toward this goal, BSI has become a leading international center for brain research with a reputation for discovery, innovation, training, and globalization of the scientific enterprise. Brain science is valuable not only for the advancement of science but also because it can greatly impact our society and economy. To meet these expectations, the Brain Science Institute (BSI) was established in 1997 as part of RIKEN, an independent research institution supported by the Japanese government.

Proper citation: RIKEN Brain Science Institute (RRID:SCR_004796) Copy   

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https://www.bannerhealth.com/research/locations/sun-health-institute/programs/body-donation

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on January 11, 2023. An autopsy-based, research-devoted brain bank, biobank and biospecimen bank that derives its human donors from the Arizona Study of Aging and Neurodegenerative Disease (AZSAND), a longitudinal clinicopathological study of the health and diseases of elderly volunteers living in Maricopa county and metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona. Their function is studied during life and their organs and tissue after death. To date, they have concentrated their studies on Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, heart disease and cancer. They share the banked tissue, biomaterials and biospecimens with qualified researchers worldwide. Registrants with suitable scientific credentials will be allowed access to a database of available tissue linked to relevant clinical information, and will allow tissue requests to be initiated., THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 16,2025.

Proper citation: Brain and Body Donation Program (RRID:SCR_004822) Copy   

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