Repository details

BigBrain Database

Name of repository
BigBrain Database
Additional name(s)
  • Big Brain
Repository URL
https://bigbrain.loris.ca/main.php
Subject(s)
Description
The BigBrain Project repository contains data from BigBrain: A high-resolution, 3D model of a human post-mortem brain, which was obtained in accordance with ethical requirements of the University of Düsseldorf. The brain of a 65-year-old body donor was sectioned, stained for cell bodies, scanned at very high resolution, and then digitally reconstructed in 3D. The full dataset of images, volumes, and surfaces are available for download on the project's ftp site, while a subset of files offering different spatial resolutions can be accessed via LORIS. The web-based 3D interactive atlas viewer is capable of displaying very large brain volumes, including oblique slicing, a whole brain overview, surface meshes, and maps. It enables navigating the BigBrain in 3D, exploring the growing set of highly detailed maps for cortical layers and cytoarchitectonic areas, and finding related neuroscience data.
Contact(s)
  • administrative: info@bigbrainproject.org
Keyword(s)
Persistent identifier(s) of the repository
Repository size
over 1TB
Repository type(s)
  • other
Mission statement for designated community
https://bigbrainproject.org/about.html
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • dataProvider

Institutions (2)

Institution
Forschungszentrum Jülich
Additional name(s)
  • FZJ
  • Jülich Research Centre
Institution
Country
Germany
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution
Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Additional name(s)
  • MNI
  • Institut et hôpital neurologiques de montréal
Institution
Country
Canada
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Data access (1)

Type of access to data
open

Data licenses (1)

DataLicense
CC

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
closed
Name of the repository software
  • other
Data citation guideline
https://bigbrainproject.org/about.html#FAQ
Profile(s)

Application programming interfaces (1)

Type
FTP
Url
https://bigbrain-ftp.loris.ca/bigbrain-ftp/

Remarks

Entry date
2022-08-12
Last update
2024-11-21
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re3data.org: BigBrain Database; editing status 2024-11-21; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJN9A last accessed: 2025-06-12