Signing an agreement with EBRAINS digital research infrastructure

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– EBRAINS is a further development of the EU’s flagship Human Brain Project which started in 2013 and where KI was one of the initiators. It is important that we now reap the benefits of this work as we help build the future of European brain simulation and neural information infrastructure, he says Steen Grillerprofessor at Department of Neuroscience.

Through the signed agreement, KI becomes a so-called associate member of EBRAINS and will participate via the EBRAINS Sweden national node, which is led by KTH. Through the agreement, KI researchers obtain, among other things, access to:

• Resources for sharing, merging and storing brain data.
• Brain simulation, analysis and modeling software.
• Different 2D and 3D mouse and human brain atlases.
• Tools for communicating with other EBRAINS users.

EBRAINS enables researchers to systematically store, collect, aggregate, and collaborate on multimedia imaging data from a range of different imaging methods and animal models. EBRAINS thus improves researchers’ ability to benefit from and contribute to international, national, and regional image resources, increasing the competitiveness, collaboration, and funding opportunities for brain research at KI, he says. Daniel LundqvistHead of the Neurological Department at Department of Clinical Neuroscience.

Locally managed by INCF

KI’s membership in EBRAINS will be coordinated by the INCF office in the Department of Neuroscience. INCF (International Neuroinformatics Coordination Facility) is an organization that promotes data sharing, standards and education in neuroinformatics spanning across 30 countries on four continents of the world.