Open science and data sharing in cognitive neuroscience with MouseBytes and MouseBytes.

Open access to rodent cognitive data has lagged behind the rapid generation of large open-access datasets in other areas of neuroscience, such as neuroimaging and genomics. Here we present the architecture, structure, and the essential infrastructure behind MouseBytes.

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• 1 One contributing factor has been the absence of uniform standardization in experiments and data output, an issue that has particularly plagued studies in animal models.
• 2 Touchscreen-automated cognitive testing of animal models allows standardized outputs that are compatible with open-access sharing.
• 3 Touchscreen datasets can be combined with different neuro-technologies such as fiber photometry, miniscopes, optogenetics, and MRI to evaluate the relationship between neural activity and behavior.

Understanding this could lead to better treatments, improved diagnostics, or a deeper grasp of how the human body works — benefiting patient care globally.

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