Big Data Neuroscience Infrastructure at McGill
Abstract: Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives (HBHL) at McGill University is a $100M initiative to apply big data approaches in brain research. HBHL supports >250 independent researchers in studies of neurodegeneration, developmental/psychiatric disorders and brain plasticity. To support this community's work, the Evans laboratory, (MCIN) has developed a data ecosystem that incorporates multi-modal databasing (LORIS), high-performance computing (CBRAIN) and open data-sharing (CONP) platforms. This infrastructure supports many national (e.g. EEGNet, CCNA, C-BIG) and international (e.g. GBC, IBIS, HBCD, HIBALL) initiatives. The talk will provide an overview of this data ecosystem and its applications.