NeuroBlueprint
is a folder structure specification for (systems) neuroscience research projects.
It provides a set of rules and guidelines
for project folder organisation, ensuring consistent data management within and
between labs. The focus is on ensuring minimal overhead for researchers.
NeuroBlueprint
is being developed at the
Sainsbury Wellcome Centre (SWC) for Neural Circuits and Behaviour
by members of the Neuroinformatics Unit (NIU).
As such, it prioritizes interoperability with NIU-developed data analysis tools.
That said, the specification is designed to be as general as possible, and
should be useful to anyone within the neuroscience field.
To facilitate NeuroBlueprint
's pain-free adoption we are also developing
datashuttle—a tool that integrates
into data acquisition workflows and automates the creation and transfer
of NeuroBlueprint
-compliant folders.
We (the NIU) welcome feedback and contributions from the wider community and commit to maintaining the specification as a living and evolving document. Check out the NeuroBlueprint Zulip chat or raise a GitHub Issue to get in touch.
NeuroBlueprint
is inspired by, and based on the BIDS specification,
widely used in human neuroimaging. We will collaborate with ongoing efforts by
the INCF and BIDS community to extend the BIDS
specification to non-human animal research.
This repository hosts the source code for the NeuroBlueprint website.