Ontologies

A list of ontologies and related resources relating to neuroscience.

Cognitive & Neuroscience Ontologies

The following are ontologies proposed and developed within the domains of neuroscience and cognitive science.

Cognitive Atlas

The cognitive atlas is a curated ontology of concepts in cognitive science, including concepts, tasks, phenotypes, their inter-relationships.

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NIF Standard Ontology

The Neuroscience Information Framework (NIF) Standard Ontology is a curated ontology of terms and concepts in biology.

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Knowledge Space

Knowledge space is an encyclopedia that strives to link brain related concepts to data, models, and literature.

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NeuroLEX

NeuroLex is a dynamic lexicon of neuroscience terms.

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BrainInfo

BrainInfo is a portal for neuro-anatomical information, including NeuroNames, an index of brain structures.

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NEMO: Neural ElectrMagnetic Ontologies

NEMO is a project for creating EEG and MEG ontologies and ontology based tools.

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Neuroscience Knowledge Engine

The Neuroscience Knowledge Engine is a data driven ontology for neuro-biological terms based on text mining human neuroimaging articles.

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Biological Ontologies

The following are more general databases, tools, and repositories, related to ontologies in the biological sciences.

BIOPORTAL

Bioportal is a repository for biomedical ontologies.

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OLS: Ontology Lookup Service

The OLS, by the European Molecular Biology Lab (EMBL), is a repository and lookup service for biomedical ontologies.

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Data Collection Ontology

The data collection ontology is an ontology designed for data collection.

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InterLEX

InterLex is a dynamic lexicon of biomedical terms.

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UBERON: Uber-anatomy ontology

Uberon is a cross-species anatomy ontology.

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