NEURO-LEARN

NEURO-LEARN facilitates collaborative analysis of high-dimensional neuroimaging data to support multivariate pattern analysis and increase statistical power by pooling derived data across research sites.


Key Features:

  • Collaborative Framework: A four-part collaboration scheme comprising projects, data, analysis, and reports that supports collaborative computation and resource pooling.
  • Data Preparation Workflows: Project-defined workflows that reduce the high dimensionality of neuroimaging data to prepare datasets for pattern analysis.
  • Pooling and Sharing Capabilities: Enables pooling of derived data across research sites to enlarge sample sizes and the sharing of pattern analysis workflows and generated reports via the platform.
  • Reproducibility and Reliability: Facilitates sharing of analysis workflows and reports to enable validation of findings across different datasets and methodologies.

Scientific Applications:

  • Multivariate pattern analysis: Supports multivariate pattern analysis on neuroimaging data to detect complex patterns that may not be discernible with smaller sample sizes.
  • Large-scale data integration: Enables integration and pooling of derived data from multiple sites to increase sample size and statistical power in neuroimaging studies.
  • Dimensionality reduction for high-dimensional datasets: Provides data preparation workflows to mitigate the curse of dimensionality in neuroimaging datasets.

Methodology:

Projects are initiated with specific goals; data are prepared using predefined workflows that reduce dimensionality; analyses are conducted collaboratively leveraging pooled derived data from multiple sources; and reports are generated to capture and share findings.

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Details

License:
Apache-2.0
Tool Type:
command-line tool
Added:
1/18/2021
Last Updated:
3/8/2021

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Publications

Lei B, Wu F, Zhou J, Xiong D, Wang K, Kong L, Ke P, Chen J, Ning Y, Li X, Xiang Z, Wu K. NEURO-LEARN: a Solution for Collaborative Pattern Analysis of Neuroimaging Data. Neuroinformatics. 2020;19(1):79-91. doi:10.1007/s12021-020-09468-6. PMID:32524429.

PMID: 32524429
Funding: - National Natural Science Foundation of China: 31771074, 81802230 - Science and Technology Program of Guangdong: 2016B010108003, 2016A020216004, 2017A040405059, 2018B030335001 - Water Resources Department of Guangdong Province: 201604020170, 201704020168, 201704020113, 201807010064, 201803010100, 201903010032

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