Name of resource (including any acronym)
BIN – Brain Imaging Network – Portugal
Name of Principal Investigator
| Title | MD PhD |
| First name | Miguel |
| Last name | Castelo-Branco |
Address of institution where award is held
| Institution | IBILI – University of Coimbra |
| Street Address | Azinhaga de Santa Comba |
| City | Coimbra |
| Postcode | 3000-548 |
Country
Portugal
Website link with details of how to contact the resource
www.brainimaging.pt
Purpose of the resource
We have a national facility to gather brain imaging and neurophysiological data in healthy and clinical populations. We have also a neuroinformatics infrastructure of national scope with data base and computational tools to study brain function in health and disease.
1. The resource is
General (e.g. DNA sequence, proteomic data) Designed for use in basic neurosciences research Designed for use in clinical neurosciences research
2. The resource specifically provides for the following neurodegenerative diseases
Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias Motor neurone diseases Prion disease Huntington’s disease Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Neurodegenerative disease in general
3a. The resource is accessible to the research community
2
3b. Procedures and rules for access
Access independent of collaboration with PI Access Committee mechanism National access International access Access to industry Access for pilot studies permitted Charge for access Access through unique identifier
4a. Type of data provided
| Description |
| it is included in the database |
| neuroimaging, physiology, behaviour, clinical information |
| national database |
| national database |
| national database |
| national database |
4b. Other data available through the resource that may be useful for research into neurodegenerative conditions
| Type of data available |
| yes |
| yes |
| we have neurospectroscopy data |
5a. Maintenance of the resource is dependent on continued funding
2
5b. End date of current funding period
2012
5c. Plans to secure further funding beyond this period
5d. Expected lifespan of the resource (in years)
expected to be perpetual (the resource itself needs renewal in a few years)
5e. Other plans affecting future use
The future situation for funding of national infrastructures in Portugal is not defined