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brain_information_flow [2020/06/05 20:27]
n.arakawa created
brain_information_flow [2021/06/14 15:40]
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 ====== Brain Information Flow Diagram (BIF) ====== ====== Brain Information Flow Diagram (BIF) ======
-WBAI proposes the Brain Information Flow Diagram (BIF) as a format for describing and sharing the whole brain architecture (cf. information flow diagram).+WBAI proposes the Brain Information Flow Diagram (BIF) as a format for describing and sharing the whole brain architecture (cf. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_flow_diagram|information flow diagram]]). 
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 +[[https://wba-initiative.org/wiki/en/brain_reference_architecture | Brain Reference Architecture (BRA)]]
 ==== Overview ==== ==== Overview ====
 BIF is composed of Circuits and Connections between them. BIF is composed of Circuits and Connections between them.
-A Circuit corresponds to a population of neurons, an organ in the brain such as the hippocampus, or a circuit consisting of brain organs, to perform a certain function.+A Circuit corresponds to a population of neurons, an organ in the brain such as the hippocampus, or a circuit consisting of brain organs, to perform a certain function.\\   
 +{{:bif.fig.1.png?direct&600|BIF}}
 ==== The BIF Ontology ==== ==== The BIF Ontology ====
-BIF elements are defined by an ontology with the following classes and properties. +BIF elements are defined by an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontology_(information_science)|ontology]] with the following classes and properties.\\   
-Circuits and Connections are normally defined as classes rather than instances.+Circuits and Connections are normally defined as classes rather than instances.\\   
 +(Click [[https://github.com/wbap/bifd/blob/master/bifd.owl|here]] for the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Ontology_Language|OWL]] format file of the BIF ontology.)
 === Circuit === === Circuit ===
 A collection of one or more brain regions or organs with the following properties. A collection of one or more brain regions or organs with the following properties.
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 === Connection === === Connection ===
 Connections between Circuits with the following properties. Connections between Circuits with the following properties.
 +  * inputCircuit: a Circuit
 +  * outputCircuit: a Circuit
 +  * transmitter: neurotransmitter
 +  * functionality: description of function/semantics
 +  * reference: reference list
 +  * size: natural number (such as the number of axons)
 +  * taxon: animal species
 === NeuroTransmitter === === NeuroTransmitter ===
 Neurotransmitter: e.g., dopamine Neurotransmitter: e.g., dopamine
 ==== Preparing BIF data ==== ==== Preparing BIF data ====
-Please refer to the BIF data preparation manual.+Please refer to [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kKGJeG_NjuWqp7uUYvcb_uBiahj7KS_rKfhxtS4LP3c/edit?usp=sharing|the BIF data preparation manual]].
  
  
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