Contributing a new brain map

We are always looking to expand the neuromaps toolbox with more data! This data should be shared in the original format that it was gathered, at the surface (fsaverage, fsLR, or CIVET) or volumetric (MNI-152) format. In the case of surface data, hemispheres should be in separate files.

Surface files should be named according to this format: source-[source]_desc-[description]_space-[space]_den-[density]_hemi-[hemisphere]_feature.func.gii.

Volumetric files should be named according to this format: source-[source]_desc-[description]_space-MNI152_res-[resolution]_feature.nii.gz.

The source of the data is typically the last name of the first author on the paper that first presents the data, followed by the year of the paper’s publication. Alternatively, it could be the name of the toolbox that generated the data. Here are four examples:

source-reardon2018_desc-scalingpnc_space-civet_den-41k_hemi-L_feature.func.gii

source-abagen_desc-genepc1_space-fsaverage_den-10k_hemi-R_feature.func.gii

source-satterthwaite2014_desc-meancbf_space-MNI152_res-1mm_feature.nii.gz

source-sydnor2021_desc-SAaxis_space-fsLR_den-32k_hemi-L_feature.func.gii

Note that the surface based maps would be accompanied with a second file with the other hemisphere.

Please open an issue in the neuromaps GitHub repository for your contributed brain map, or to request the addition of a new brain map.