Primate Brain Bank MRI
This dataset provides structural and diffusion MRI data of seven non-human primate species from the Primate Brain Bank at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (Amsterdam).
It includes raw data, surface reconstructions generated using FreeSurfer, and connectome reconstructions generated with CATO. The dataset supports comparative neuroanatomy and connectomics research across primate species.
License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Citation
Ardesch, D. J., Bryant, K. L., Roumazeilles, L., Scholtens, L. H., Khrapitchev, A. A., Tendler, B. C., Wu, W., Miller, K. L., Sallet, J., van den Heuvel, M. P., & Mars, R. B. (2021).
Primate Brain Bank MRI (1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5044936
Source
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5044936
Contact: d.j.ardesch@nin.knaw.nl
Institutions: Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, University of Oxford, Radboud University, Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging
Funding: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC, UK) [BB/N019814/1], Wellcome Trust [203139/Z/16/Z], Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) [VIDI-452-16-015, ALW-179]
Dataset Information
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Species | 7 non-human primate species: night monkey (Aotus lemurinus), black-and-white colobus (Colobus guereza), Senegal galago (Galago senegalensis), woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha), grey-cheeked mangabey (Lophocebus albigena), white-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia), tufted capuchin (Cebus apella) |
| Study Type | Postmortem structural and diffusion MRI with surface and connectome reconstruction |
| Data Format | NIfTI (.nii.gz) and CSV |
| Processing Tools | FreeSurfer 6.0, CATO v2.5 |
| Analysis Outputs | Cortical surfaces, sulcal anatomy, and tractography-based connectomes |
| Anatomical Context | Comparative connectomics and cross-species cortical morphology |
| Associated Publication | Bryant, K. L. et al. (2021). Diffusion MRI data, sulcal anatomy, and tractography for eight species from the Primate Brain Bank. Brain Structure and Function, DOI: 10.1007/s00429-021-02268-x |
Demographics
Demographic details (age, sex, and Primate Brain Bank sample codes) are provided in the accompanying demographics.csv file.
Processing Overview
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Structural MRI:
Processed with FreeSurfer 6.0 using a modified non-human primate pipeline
(https://github.com/ardesch/nhp-freesurfer). -
Diffusion MRI:
Processed using CATO v2.5
(https://github.com/dutchconnectomelab/CATO)
to reconstruct fiber tracts and connectomes. -
Data Outputs:
Include preprocessed DWI data, FreeSurfer-derived cortical surfaces, and species-specific connectomes.
Purpose
This dataset provides a cross-species framework for studying evolutionary connectomics, comparative cortical anatomy, and inter-species variation in structural connectivity.
It enables quantitative analyses linking diffusion tractography, sulcal morphology, and network topology across multiple primate lineages.
Keywords
Primate • Diffusion MRI • Tractography • Connectome • FreeSurfer • CATO • Comparative Anatomy • Non-Human Primate • Evolutionary Neuroscience • Sulcal Morphology