Find, explore, and download brain imaging data.
The Brain Image Library is a BRAIN Initiative data archive of high-resolution microscopy - petabytes of open data across organisms, techniques, and scales, free for researchers everywhere.
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Find datasets by keyword, name, DOI, or ID
Datasets by organism
Common names, sorted by dataset count. Synonyms are merged in the archive index.
Datasets by modality
Imaging and analysis modalities represented across the archive.
Most cited datasets
The datasets behind the most publications.
Where BIL data goes
A global user base pulls data from BIL every day.
Geolocation of IP addresses downloading BIL data. While many chose to access BIL data through our analysis ecosystem, others elect to download specific datasets of interest. This figure shows the geographic distribution of the 12 petabytes of public data downloaded from BIL. Blue indicates data downloaded via HTTPS, red indicates data downloaded via anonymous FTP (discontinued service).
