Abstract

The sharing of research data is essential to ensure reproducibility and maximize the impact of public investments in scientific research. Here we describe OpenNeuro, a BRAIN Initiative data archive that provides the ability to openly share data from a broad range of brain imaging data types following the FAIR principles for data sharing. We highlight the importance of the Brain Imaging Data Structure (BIDS) standard for enabling effective curation, sharing, and reuse of data. The archive presently shares more than 600 datasets including data from more than 20,000 participants, comprising multiple species and measurement modalities and a broad range of phenotypes. The impact of the shared data is evident in a growing number of published reuses, currently totalling more than 150 publications. We conclude by describing plans for future development and integration with other ongoing open science efforts.

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The OpenNeuro data repository is accessible at http://openneuro.org. The derived data used to generate the analyses and figures reported here are available at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5559041

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  1. Christopher J Markiewicz

    Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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  2. Krzysztof J Gorgolewski

    Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
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  3. Franklin Feingold

    Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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  4. Ross Blair

    Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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  5. Yaroslav O Halchenko

    Dartmouth University, Hanover, NH, United States
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  6. Eric Miller

    Squishymedia, Portland, OR, United States
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    Eric Miller, EM is owner of Squishymedia which is funded to perform software development work on OpenNeuro..
  7. Nell Hardcastle

    Squishymedia, Portland, OR, United States
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    Nell Hardcastle, NH is an employee of Squishymedia which is funded to perform software development work on OpenNeuro..
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  8. Joe Wexler

    Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
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  9. Oscar Esteban

    Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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  10. Mathias Goncavles

    Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
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  11. Anita Jwa

    Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
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  12. Russell Poldrack

    Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
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    russpold@stanford.edu
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National Institute of Mental Health (R24MH117179)

  • Russell Poldrack

National Institute of Mental Health (R24MH114705)

  • Russell Poldrack

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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© 2021, Markiewicz et al.

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  1. Christopher J Markiewicz
  2. Krzysztof J Gorgolewski
  3. Franklin Feingold
  4. Ross Blair
  5. Yaroslav O Halchenko
  6. Eric Miller
  7. Nell Hardcastle
  8. Joe Wexler
  9. Oscar Esteban
  10. Mathias Goncavles
  11. Anita Jwa
  12. Russell Poldrack
(2021)
The OpenNeuro resource for sharing of neuroscience data
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