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This lesson continues with the second workshop on reproducible science, focusing on additional open source tools for researchers and data scientists, such as the R programming language for data science, as well as associated tools like RStudio and R Markdown. Additionally, users are introduced to Python and iPython notebooks, Google Colab, and are given hands-on tutorials on how to create a Binder environment, as well as various containers in Docker and Singularity.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 1:16:04

This lecture provides an introduction to Plato’s concept of rationality and Aristotle’s concept of empiricism, and the enduring discussion between rationalism and empiricism to this day.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 1:13:45

This lecture goes into further detail about the hard problem of developing a scientific discipline for subjective consciousness.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 58:03

This lecture covers the history of behaviorism and the ultimate challenge to behaviorism. 

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 1:19:08

This lecture covers various learning theories.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 1:00:42

This lesson provides an introduction the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF), its mission towards FAIR neuroscience, and future directions. 

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 20:29
Speaker: : Maryann Martone

This talk describes the NIH-funded SPARC Data Structure, and how this project navigates ontology development while keeping in mind the FAIR science principles. 

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 25:44
Speaker: : Fahim Imam

This video gives a brief introduction to the second session of talks from INCF's Neuroinformatics Assembly 2023. 

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 3:55
Speaker: : Trygve Leergard

This talk describes the challenges to sustained operability and success of consortia, why many of these groups flounder after just a few years, and what steps can be taken to mitigate such outcomes. 

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 18:29
Speaker: : Maryann Martone

In this talk, you will learn about the standardization schema for data formats among two of the US BRAIN Initiative networks: the Cell Census Network (BICCN) and the Cell Atlas Network (BICAN). 

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 14:58

This talk discusses what are usually considered successful outcomes of scientific research consortia, and how those outcomes can be translated into lasting impacts. 

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 18:24
Speaker: : Anita Bandrowski

This final lesson of the course consists of the panel discussion for Streamlining Cross-Platform Data Integration session during the first day of INCF's Neuroinformatics Assembly 2023. 

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 50:16
Speaker: :

In this lesson, you will learn about approaches to make the field of neuroscience more open and fair, particularly regarding the integration of equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) as guiding principles for team collaboration. 

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 14:11
Speaker: : Karin Grasenick

This lesson discusses the topic of credit and contribution in open and FAIR neuroscience, looking through the respective lenses of systems, teams, and people. 

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 24:34
Speaker: : Tanya Brown

This brief talk describes the challenge of global data sharing and governance, as well as efforts of the the Brain Research International Data Governance & Exchange (BRIDGE) to develop ready-made workflows to share data globally. 

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 6:47
Speaker: : Kimberly Ray

This talk describes how to use DataLad for your data management and curation techniques  when dealing with animal datasets, which often contain several disparate types of data, including MRI, microscopy, histology, electrocorticography, and behavioral measurements. 

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 3:35

In this lightning talk, you will learn about BrainGlobe, an initiative which exists to facilitate the development of interoperable Python-based tools for computational neuroanatomy.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 3:33

This lesson is the first part of a three-part series on the development of neuroinformatic infrastructure to ensure compliance with European data privacy standards and laws. 

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 1:10:05
Speaker: : Michael Schirner

This is the third and final lecture of this course on neuroinformatics infrastructure for handling sensitive data. 

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 1:11:22
Speaker: : Michael Schirner