David Keator

Project: The Neuroimaging Data Model: FAIR descriptors of Brain Initiative Imaging Experiments

Description: Inconsistent terminologies of neuroimaging metadata prevent the precise description of the design and intent of an experiment, experimental subject characteristics, and the data acquired. Dr. Keator and colleagues aim to address this problem by developing human neuroimaging domain-specific controlled vocabularies. This will greatly improve our ability to search across datasets; to reuse, compare and integrate data across studies and sites; and to replicate neuroscience findings. They also aim to promote the adoption of the controlled vocabularies through community engagement.