Neurodevelopmental MRI Database
This is a database of average MRIs and associated MRI volumes for developmental MRI work. It consists of average MRI templates, segmented partial volume estimate volumes for GM, WM, T2W-derived CSF. The database is separated into head-based and brain-based averages. The data are separated by ages in months, years, 6-month, or 5-year intervals. The templates are grouped into first year (2 weeks through 12 months), early childhood (15 months through 4 years), childhood (4 years through 10 years), adolescence (10.5 years through 17.5 years) and adults (18 years through 89 years).
Tools for cortical source analysis of EEG and ERP are provided. These tools are based on the average MRI templates, segmenting, and atlases.
Terms of use: The MRI templates from this database are freely available and distributed for scientific work. The CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license allows sharing but users should inform JER of any sharing. These should not be modified or used in commercial applications. Publications from this work should cite the publications for the data upon which these templates are based. JER retains all copyrights to the templates.
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Neurodevelopmental MRI Database by John E. Richards is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Contact John E. Richards (richards-john@sc.edu) for access to the volumes.
Publications from this work should cite the publications for the data upon which these templates are based.
For the infants and preschool (0 to 4 years), please cite publications from the NIH Pediatric MRI Database (NIHPD; Almli, C. R., Rivkin, M. J., & McKinstry, R. C. (2007). The NIH MRI study of normal brain development (objective-2): Newborns, infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Neuroimage, 35(1), 308-325), and from Sanchez, C.E., Richards, J.E., & Almli, C.R. (2011). Neurodevelopmental MRI brain templates for children from 2 weeks to 4 years of age, Developmental Psychobiology Online PDF; Richards, J.E. (2009). Attention in the brain and early infancy. In S.P. Johnson (Ed.), Neoconstructism: The new science of cognitive development Online PDF; Richards, J.E. (2010). What’s inside a baby’s head? Structural and functional brain development in infants. International Conference on Infant Studies, Baltimore, MD, March, 2010.Online PDF; Richards, J.E., & Xie, W. (2015). Brains for all the ages: Structural neurodevelopment in infants and children from a life-span perspective. In J. Bensen (Ed.), Advances in Child Development and Behavior (Vol 48, Chapter 1, pps 1-52).; Richards, J.E., Sanchez, C., Phillips-Meek, M., & Xie, W. (2015). A database of age-appropriate average MRI templates, Neuroimage, doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.04.055; Fillmore, P.T., Richards, J.E., Phillips-Meek, M.C., Cryer, A., & Stevens, M. (2015). Stereotaxic MRI brain atlases for infants from 3 to 12 months of age. Developmental Neuroscience, doi:10.1156/000438749.
For the children and adolescents, please cite publications from the NIHPD (Evans, A. C. (2006). The NIH MRI study of normal brain development. Neuroimage, 30(1), 184-202.); Sanchez, C.E., Richards, J.E., & Almli, C.R. (2010). Age-specific MRI brain templates for healthy brain development from 4 to 24 years, Unpublished ms.; Sanchez, C.E., Richards, J.E., & Almli, C.R. (2012). Age-specific MRI templates for pediatric neuroimaging. Developmental Neuropsychology, 37, 379-399. Online PDF; and Richards, J.E., & Xie, W. (2015). Brains for all the ages: Structural neurodevelopment in infants and children from a life-span perspective. In J. Bensen (Ed.), Advances in Child Development and Behavior (Vol 48, Chapter 1, pps 1-52); Richards, J.E., Sanchez, C., Phillips-Meek, M., & Xie, W. (2015). A database of age-appropriate average MRI templates. Neuroimage, doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.04.055.
For the adults, please cite Sanchez, C.E., Richards, J.E., & Almli, C.R. (2012). Age-specific MRI templates for pediatric neuroimaging. Developmental Neuropsychology, 37, 379-399, Online PDF. Fillmore, P.T., Phillips-Meek, M.C., and Richards, J.E. (2013), Age-specific MRI brain and head templates for healthy adults from 20 through 89 years of age. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience.6, doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2015.00044; Richards, J.E., & Xie, W. (2015). Brains for all the ages: Structural neurodevelopment in infants and children from a life-span perspective. In J. Bensen (Ed.), Advances in Child Development and Behavior (Vol 48, Chapter 1, pps 1-52); Richards, J.E., Sanchez, C., Phillips-Meek, M., & Xie, W. (2015). A database of age-appropriate average MRI templates. Neuroimage, doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.04.055. and work from the IXF and OASIS MRI projects
There are two recent publications that summarize much of the work: Richards, J.E., & Xie, W. (2015). Brains for all the ages: Structural neurodevelopment in infants and children from a life-span perspective. In J. Bensen (Ed.), Advances in Child Development and Behavior (Vol 48, Chapter 1, pps 1-52; Richards, J.E., Sanchez, C., Phillips-Meek, M., & Xie, W. (2015). A database of age-appropriate average MRI templates. Neuroimage,doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.04.055.
The database consists of MRI average templates for a number of ages; in 1-3 month increments through 18 months; then half-year increments through 19-5 years; then 5 year increments through 89 years. The templates were done separately for brain and head. Also included are segmentation PVE volumes for gm/wm/csf; T2W-derived CSF; and non-myelinated axons (NMA) for infants. Access to the dataset is separated by ages (infants; 0-12 mo; preschool, 15 mo through 4-0 years; children 4-5 through 10-5 yrs; adolescents 11-0 through 17-5 yrs; adults 20-89 years).
The segment data for ages 15-months and older consists of GM, WM, CSF, and T2W-derived CSF. The best combination of segments would be the image_aposteriori_seg data, using GM, WM, and T2W-derived CSF for priors. For 3 through 12 months, the best combination of segments would be the nma_seg data; using GM, WM, NMA, and T2W-derived CSF. The “CSF” PVE segments are “Other Matter” in a 3-class segmentation (GM, WM, “Other Matter”) and does not reflect actual CSF. The T2W-derived CSF is identified as bright voxels in the T2W scan and represent actual CSF in the brain or head. There is an atlas derived from FSL “Harvard-Oxford” cortical and subcortical atlas for the infants, 8 10 12 14 16 18, and 20-24 year old templates.
Overview:
ANTS….brain.nii.gz: Average MRI template derived from extracted brain
ANTS….head.nii.gz: Average MRI template derived from whole head
ANTS….brain-head: brain extracted from head template
ANTS….T2W_brain: MRI template separate for extracted brain T2W
ANTS….T2W_head: MRI template separate for whole head T2W
Segments
AVG…T2W_brain…: T2W for individual participants, warped to template, averaged
AVG…image_seg_…: Image-based segment averages
AVG…image_aposteriori_seg_.. : Age-template priors with a posteriori FAST
AVG…MNI_aposteriori_seg_…: AVG of MNI-template priors, with a posteriori FAST
AVG…nma_seg_: For infants, non-myelinated axons separate from gray matter
AVG….seg_csf: “Other matter” in 3-class segmentation
AVG….seg_t2wcsf: T2W-derived CSF
Atlas:
ANTS…brain…brainstem: The individual files have the brain areas
ANTS…brain_atlas: Segmented atlas for all brain areas
Infants
Age | 1.5T | 3.0T | Total | Notes |
2-0Weeks | 23 | 43 | 23 | Separate 3-0T |
1-0Months | 102 | Separate 3-0T | ||
2-0Months | 69 | Separate 3-0T | ||
3-0Months | 22 | 14/38 | 36 | Separate 3-0T, NMA, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (1-5T, 3-0T) Version1/Version2 |
4-5Months | N/A | 12/54 | 12 | 3-0T only, NMA, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (1-5T, 3-0T) Version1/Version2 |
6-0Months | 32 | 14/111 | 46 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5+Version1-3.0T avg; Version1/Version2 |
7-5Months | N/A | 11/95 | 11 | 3-0T only, NMA, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (1-5T, 3-0T) Version1/Version2 |
9-0Months | 29 | 10/61 | 34 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5+Version1-3.0T avg; Version1/Version2 |
10-5Months | N/A | 42 | N/A | 3-0T only, NMA, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (1-5T, 3-0T) |
12-0Months | 25 | 12/169 | 35 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5+Version1-3.0T avg; Version1/Version2 |
Preschool
Age | 1.5T | 3.0T | Total | Notes |
15-0 Months | 32 | 78 | 32 | 1-5T only, Average Source Model |
18-0 Months | 32 | 75 | 32 | 1-5T only, Average Source Model |
2-0 Years | 27 | 73/135 | 27 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5 only Version1/Version2 |
2-5 Years | 31 | 15 | 31 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Average Source Model;Total is 1.5 Only |
3-0 Years | 22 | 24/36 | 22 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5 only Version1/Version2 |
3-5 Years | 17 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); | ||
4-0 Years | 19 | 10 / 24 | 19 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5+Version1-3.0T avg; Version1/Version2 |
Children
Age | 1.5T | 3.0T | Total | Notes |
4-5 Years | 9 | 18 | 9 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5 only |
5-0 Years | 14 | 29 | 14 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5 only |
5-5 Years | 17 | 29 | 17 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5 only |
6-0 Years | 27 | 10 / 45 | 37 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5+Version1-3.0T avg; Version1/Version2 |
6-5 Years | 36 | 33 | 36 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5 only |
7-0 Years | 27 | 39 | 27 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5 only |
7-5 Years | 44 | 37 | 44 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5 only |
8-0 Years | 46 | 19 / 82 | 56 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5+Version1-3.0T avg; Version1/Version2 |
8-5 Years | 40 | 12 /110 | 40 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5+Version1-3.0T avg; Version1/Version2 |
9-0 Years | 46 | 95 | 46 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5 only |
9-5 Years | 41 | 10 / 102 | 41 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5+Version1-3.0T avg; Version1/Version2 |
10-0 Years | 62 | 16 / 104 | 72 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5+Version1-3.0T avg; Version1/Version2 |
10-5 Years | 52 | 93 | 52 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5 only |
Adolescents
Age | 1.5T | 3.0T | Total | Notes |
11-0 Years | 31 | 84 | 31 | *Version2 will have Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5 only |
11-5 Years | 40 | 90 | 40 | *Version2 will have Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5 only |
12-0 Years | 37 | 15 / 106 | 47 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5+Version1-3.0T avg; Version1/Version2 |
12-5 Years | 30 | 122 | 30 | *Version2 will have Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5 only |
13-0 Years | 34 | 11 / 105 | 34 | *Version2 will have Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5 only |
13-5 Years | 29 | 19 / 136 | 29 | *Version2 will have Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5 only |
14-0 Years | 32 | 30 / 127 | 42 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5+Version1-3.0T avg; Version1/Version2 |
14-5 Years | 30 | 85 | 31 | *Version2 will have Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5 only |
15-0 Years | 32 | 100 | 32 | *Version2 will have Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5 only |
15-5 Years | 23 | 98 | 23 | *Version2 will have Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5 only |
16-0 Years | 34 | 13 / 98 | 44 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5+Version1-3.0T avg; Version1/Version2 |
16-5 Years | 28 | 95 | 29 | *Version2 will have Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5 only |
17-0 Years | 25 | 87 | 25 | *Version2 will have Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5 only |
17-5 Years | 25 | 81 | 25 | *Version2 will have Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5 only |
Adults
Age | 1.5T | 3.0T | Total | Notes |
18-0 Years | 18 | 20 / 107 | 28 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5+Version1-3.0T avg; Version1/Version2 |
18-5 Years | 12 | 23 / 89 | 29 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5+Version1-3.0T avg; Version1/Version2 |
19-0 Years | 10 | 17 / 95 | 23 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5+Version1-3.0T avg; Version1/Version2 |
19-5 Years | 5 | 21 / 98 | 22 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5+Version1-3.0T avg; Version1/Version2 |
20-24 Years | 157 | 108 / 316 | 244 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5+Version1-3.0T avg; Version1/Version2 |
25-29 Years | 86 | 24 / 521 | 101 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5+Version1-3.0T avg; Version1/Version2 |
30-34 Years | 63 | 34 / 422 | 79 | Separate 3-0T, Atlas, Participant Source Model (3-0T), Average Source Model (3-0T); Total is 1.5+Version1-3.0T avg; Version1/Version2 |
35-39 Years | 50 | 50 | ||
40-44 Years | 61 | 61 | ||
45-49 Years | 65 | 65 | ||
50-54 Years | 57 | 57 | ||
55-59 Years | 73 | 73 | ||
60-64 Years | 83 | 83 | ||
65-69 Years | 89 | 89 | ||
70-74 Years | 101 | 101 | ||
75-79 Years | 61 | 61 | ||
80-84 Years | 62 | 62 | ||
85-89 Years | 36 | 36 |
The ingredients for cortical source analysis of EEG and ERP are electrical scalp potential recordings, electrode locations, source dipole locations, and a head model. The intent of source analysis is to determine the location and strength of current dipoles located in th head that generate current on the scalp. The source dipole locations tell where the dipoles occur; and can be located in a spherical shell, on the surface of the brain, in gray matter, or in selected regions of interest. The forward model specifies how a dipole(s) at location D with amplitude vector AM passes a current to each electrode on the scalp. The locations of the electrodes for the electrical scalp potential recordings must be known.
Four types of files are available on this site. These files correspond to the average templates located elsewhere on the site. 1) electrode maps for 10-10 (81 electrodes) system, Geodesic Sensor Net (128 channels), and Hydrocel GSN (128 channel). These are placement locations in AC-reference origin to the average head templates; 2) source volumes for GM (sans NMA) and eyes. These are given as MRI volumes and as EMSE 3fr wireframe files; source volumes also may be derived from the BEM models, or from atlases; 3) segmented heads for boundary element models (BEM); three-compartment (scalp, outer skull, inner skull); four compartment (scalp, outer skull, inner skull (CSF), brain; five compartment (scalp, outer skull, inner skull (CSF and other), GM, WM. These are given as MRI volumes, EMSE 3fr wireframe files (four compartment), CURRY “Sn” and “Bn” files; 4) segmented heads for finite element models (FEM). These are given as MRI volumes and EMSE 3fr wireframe files.
Some work in EMSE or CURRY will be needed or source analysis; e.g., the “forward models” in EMSE may be calculated for a FEM model with electrodes, source volume wireframe, and FEM wireframe. However, the choice of electrodes, locations of sources, and type of model need to be designed by the user.
File Structure: Age (infant, early child, adolescent, adult) folders contain subfolders: Electrodes (AC-electrodes); BEM (boundary element model MRI volumes); FEM (segmented finite element model MRI volumes); EMSE (wireframes, elp, head and brain MRI volumes); CURRY (electrodes with fiducials, Sn and Bn model files)
Ages and templates
Infants
Age | N Participants | Notes |
3-0Months | 10 | Average Source Model (3-0T); (coming: participant source models) |
4-5Months | 10 | Average Source Model (3-0T); (coming: participant source models) |
6-0Months | 10 | Average Source Model (3-0T); (coming: participant source models) |
7-5Months | 10 | Average Source Model (3-0T); (coming: participant source models) |
9-0Months | 4 | Average Source Model (3-0T); (coming: participant source models) |
10-5Months | 2 | |
12-0Months | 10 | Average Source Model (3-0T); (coming: participant source models) |
Preschool
Age | 1.5T | 3.0T | Notes |
15-0 Months | 32 | Average Source Model (1-5T) | |
18-0 Months | 32 | Average Source Model (1-5T) | |
2-0 Years | 27 | Average Source Model (1-5T) | |
2-5 Years | 31 | Average Source Model (1-5T) | |
3-0 Years | 22 | Average Source Model (1-5T) | |
4-0 Years | 19 | 1 | Average Source Model (3-0T) |
Children
Age | 3.0T | Notes |
6-0 Years | 4 | Average Source Model (3-0T); (coming pariticipant source models) |
8-0 Years | 10 | Average Source Model (3-0T); (coming: participant source models) |
10-0 Years | 10 | Average Source Model (3-0T); (coming: participant source models) |
Adolescents
Age | 3.0T | Notes |
12-0 Years | 10 | Average Source Model (3-0T); (coming: participant source models) |
14-0 Years | 10 | Average Source Model (3-0T); (coming: participant source models) |
16-0 Years | 10 | Average Source Model (3-0T); (coming: participant source models) |
Adults
Age | 3.0T | Notes |
18-0 Years | 10 | Average Source Model (3-0T); (coming: participant source models) |
18-5 Years | 17 | Average Source Model (3-0T); (coming: participant source models) |
19-0 Years | 13 | Average Source Model (3-0T); (coming: participant source models) |
19-5 Years | 17 | Average Source Model (3-0T); (coming: participant source models) |
20-24 Years | 87 | Average Source Model (3-0T); (coming: selected participant source models) |
25-29 Years | 15 | Average Source Model (3-0T); (coming: selected participant source models) |
30-34 Years | 16 | Average Source Model (3-0T); (coming: selected participant source models) |
The Neurodevelopmental MRI Dabase is now being hosted on NITRC. To access, search for “Neurodevelopmental MRI Database”, or the group “neurodevdata”. You must join the group and then will have access to all ages. On this site the data are stored with the file-directory format as tar.gz files. They are separated into age groups named Infants.tar.gz, Preschool.tar.gz, Children.tar.gz, Adolescents.tar.gz, YoungAdults.tar.gz, and Adult.tar.gz.
Terms of use: The MRI templates from this database are freely available and distributed for scientific work. The CC BY–NC 3.0 license allows sharing and modification but not commercial applications. Publications from this work should cite the publications for the data upon which these templates are based. JER retains all copyrights to the templates.
Creative Commons License
Neurodevelopmental MRI Database by John E. Richards is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.
Based on a work at http://jerlab.sc.edu/NeurodevelopmentalMRIDatabase/
You may still access the files via this server.
Terms of use: The MRI templates from this database are freely available and distributed for scientific work. The CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license allows sharing but users should inform JER of any sharing. These should not be modified or used in commercial applications. Publications from this work should cite the publications for the data upon which these templates are based. JER retains all copyrights to the templates.
Creative Commons License
Neurodevelopmental MRI Database by John E. Richards is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at http://jerlab.psych.sc.edu/NeurodevelopmentalMRIDatabase/
Instructions: The data is accessed through “SSH” protocols scp and sftp. The interested user should contact John E. Richards for a username and password.
For Linux, Unix, MAC, from a terminal:
You can get the data with “scp” or “sftp”
The easiest way is with scp:
scp -r -P 555 USERNAME@jerlab.psych.sc.edu:/ ./
Password is …
This will copy the entire data for the age group to which your password is set.
OR, use sftp:
sftp -o “Port 555” USERNAME@jerlab.psych.sc.edu
And use sftp (ftp) commands to list directories, change directories, copy specific files
From Windows, WinSCP is a free GUI that does sftp and scp (similar to GUI ftp); Hostname is jerlab.psych.sc.edu (129.252.50.187); username is your username; password; port is 555; use SFTP protocol
From MAC, CyberDuck is a free GUI that does sftp and scp (similar to GUI ftp); Hostname is jerlab.psych.sc.edu (129.252.50.187); username is your username; password; port is 555; use SFTP protocol
Note: The jerlab.psych.sc.edu should resolve to 129.252.50.187. If not, enter the IP directly.
The Neurodevelopmental MRI Dabase is now being hosted on NITRC. To access, search for “Neurodevelopmental MRI Database”, or the group “neurodevdata”. You must join the group and then will have access to all ages.
Terms of use: The MRI templates from this database are freely available and distributed for scientific work. The CC BY–NC 3.0 license allows sharing and modification but not commercial applications. Publications from this work should cite the publications for the data upon which these templates are based. JER retains all copyrights to the templates.
Creative Commons License
Neurodevelopmental MRI Database by John E. Richards is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.
Based on a work at http://jerlab.sc.edu/NeurodevelopmentalMRIDatabase/
You may still access the files via this server.
Requests for access to the database should be made to John E. Richards, richards-john@sc.edu .
Requests should come from full-time regular staff at academic, research, or health-care institutions (e.g., faculty, full time PhD level researchers, physicians). Requests from post-doctoral research fellows and non-doctoral level staff should be made through the regular staff mentor or supervisor.
1–please provide a brief statement describing the research that will use this resource, and the intended use of the average templates or other materials (1 to 2 sentences)
2–Please give an age range for the data. The database is separated into FirstYear, Preschool, Chilren, Adolescents, and Adults (Ages and Templates); and various combinations can be requested. The age range should be consistent with the intended usage.
3–It is ok for a person to request access for single researcher use, or for an entire laboratory. Please give some indication the number of people that may access the database.
4. Agree to terms of use: Terms of use: The MRI templates from this database are freely available and distributed for scientific work. The CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license allows sharing but users should inform JER of any sharing. These should not be modified or used in commercial applications. Publications from this work should cite the publications for the data upon which these templates are based (Citations). JER retains all copyrights to the templates.
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Neurodevelopmental MRI Database by John E. Richards is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at http://jerlab.psych.sc.edu/NeurodevelopmentalMRIDatabase/
Contact John E. Richards (http:\\jerlab.psych.sc.edu, richards-john@sc.edu) for access to the volumes
June 2019. We finished a new version of the database. The new version, 1) increased the number of 3.0T MRIs at each age that make up the averages; 2) modified some of the MRI volumes to work more seamlessly in SPM, FreeSurfer, FSL, and 3) increase the number of averages with 3T MRIs.
1) Increased the number of MRIs at each age. We accessed several new open-access MRI sites. These include sites with young infants (e.g., IBIS), young children through adolescents (PING, CMIHBN, ABIDE, ABCD). These MRIs will be used to form new MRI averages with a minumum of about 25 participants at each age. Some of the infant ages will have more than 60 MRIs for each average.
2) Modified some of the MRI volumes. Some of the original volumes disregarded the header information or voxel orientation. This created extra steps in some programs (e.g., SPM). The header and other information will be modified to conform to accepted MRI volume standards.
3) With the addition of additional MRIs, the database will have more coverage of 3T MRI averages. We will have 3T-based averages for 3.0-Years and 4-0 through 20-24Years in 6 month increments.
All the former 1.5T averages for infants, preschool, children, and adolescents, or combined 1.5T/3.0T averages are now “Version 1” and Version 2 consists of only averages from 3.0T volumes. The Version 1 templates are in a subfolder for each age group, whereas the main folders of the age groups are based on 3T averages.
We are in the process of moving the database to the NITRC site.
Creative Commons License
Neurodevelopmental MRI Database by John E. Richards is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at http://jerlab.psych.sc.edu/NeurodevelopmentalMRIDatabase/
Contact John E. Richards (http:\\jerlab.psych.sc.edu, richards-john@sc.edu) for access to the volumes.