Organizing and Sharing Brain Activity Information
Solutions for Organizing, Sharing and Making Discoveries from iEEG Data
This project aims to create new tools to help scientists easily share and explore brain activity data collected from patients with implanted electrodes.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Pennsylvania NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Philadelphia, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11141134 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This project is developing new computer tools and standards to make it much easier for doctors and scientists to share information from brain recordings. When patients have electrodes implanted in their brain (called iEEG), a lot of valuable data is collected about their brain's activity and the exact location of those electrodes. By creating better ways to organize and share this complex information, researchers hope to speed up discoveries about the human brain. This will help other scientists learn from past studies and potentially find new ways to understand and treat brain conditions.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: This project does not directly involve patient participation but uses data from individuals who have undergone intracranial EEG (iEEG) procedures.
Not a fit: Patients who have not had iEEG procedures or whose data is not part of shared archives would not directly benefit from this specific data-sharing initiative.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could accelerate brain research by making valuable patient data more accessible to scientists, potentially leading to new understandings and treatments for brain conditions.
How similar studies have performed: This project builds upon the existing iEEG-BIDS standard, aiming to create new tools that enhance its utility for data sharing and exploration.
Where this research is happening
Philadelphia, United States
- University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Magnotti, John F — University of Pennsylvania
- Study coordinator: Magnotti, John F
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.