# CRCNS: US-France Data Sharing Proposal: Lowering the barrier of entry to network neuroscience

> **NIH NIH R01** · TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $218,594

## Abstract

The field of network neuroscience has developed powerful analysis tools for studying brain networks and
holds promise for deepening our understanding of the role played by brain networks in health, disease,
development, and cognition. Despite widespread interest, barriers exist that prevent these tools from having
broader impact. These include (1) unstandardized practices for sharing and documenting software, (2) long
delays from when a method is first introduced to when it becomes publicly available, and (3) gaps in theoretic
knowledge and understanding leading to incorrect, delays due to mistakes, and errors in reported results.
These barriers ultimately slow the rate of neuroscientific discovery and stall progress in applied domains.
To overcome these challenges, we will use open science methods and cloud-computing, to increase the
availability of network neuroscience tools. We will use the platform "brainlife.io" for sharing these tools, which
will be packaged into self-contained, standardized, reproducible Apps, shared with and modified by a
community of users, and integrated into existing brainlife.io analysis pipelines. Apps will also be accompanied
by links to primary sources, in-depth tutorials, and documentation, and worked-through examples,
highlighting their correct usage and offering solutions for mitigating possible pitfalls.
In standardizing and packaging network neuroscience tools as Apps, this proposed research will engage a
new generation of neuroscientists, providing them powerful new and leading to new discoveries. Second, the
proposed research will contribute growing suite of modeling analysis that can be modified to suit specialized
purposes. Finally, the Brainlife.io platform will serve as part of the infrastructure supporting neuroscience
research. Altogether, these advances will lead to new opportunities in network neuroscience research and
further stimulate its growth while increasing synergies with other domains in neuroscience.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10019389
- **Project number:** 5R01EB029272-02
- **Recipient organization:** TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Danielle Smith Bassett
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $218,594
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2019-09-16 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10019389

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10019389, CRCNS: US-France Data Sharing Proposal: Lowering the barrier of entry to network neuroscience (5R01EB029272-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10019389. Licensed CC0.

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