Brain MRI Collections (after 2020)

Curated external human brain diffusion MRI datasets released after ~2020, sourced from public archives (e.g., Dryad, Zenodo, ScienceDB).
Datasets are provided as-is and intended for:

All datasets retain their original license, citation, and usage terms required by data owners.
Always cite the original dataset DOIs.

Releases in This Repository

1) Ex vivo Mesoscale Human Temporal Lobe Dataset (pitt-hippo)

Mesoscale ex vivo diffusion MRI of the human temporal lobe, emphasizing hippocampal lamellar and fimbria pathways.

Download command

curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/data-hcp/brain-after-2020/releases/tags/pitt-hippo | jq -r '.assets[].browser_download_url' | xargs -n1 -P4 curl -LO

(Invoke-RestMethod "https://api.github.com/repos/data-hcp/brain-after-2020/releases/tags/pitt-hippo").assets | ForEach-Object { Invoke-WebRequest $_.browser_download_url -OutFile (Split-Path $_.browser_download_url -Leaf) }

Summary: Ex vivo dMRI at 250 µm isotropic (upsampled to 125 µm). Reconstruction using GQI. Includes hippocampal subfields (CA1–3, DG), head–body–tail regions, fimbria ROIs, and 50+ dissected pathway templates.

License: Public domain (Dryad)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.jh9w0vtnq

2) Brain and Spinal Cord Multi-Shell Diffusion MRI (vu-brain-cord)

Integrated brain + cervical spinal cord multi-shell dMRI for 11 subjects (6 with test–retest), fully BIDS-compliant.

Download command

curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/data-hcp/brain-after-2020/releases/tags/vu-brain-cord | jq -r '.assets[].browser_download_url' | xargs -n1 -P4 curl -LO

(Invoke-RestMethod "https://api.github.com/repos/data-hcp/brain-after-2020/releases/tags/vu-brain-cord").assets | ForEach-Object { Invoke-WebRequest $_.browser_download_url -OutFile (Split-Path $_.browser_download_url -Leaf) }

Derived datasets include NODDI, SMT, SANDI, and DTI model fits, segmentations, FreeSurfer reconstructions, reverse-PE scans, and BIDS metadata.

License: CC BY 4.0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15512428

3) EDEN2020 Human Brain MRI Datasets (vssru-eden2020)

High-resolution multimodal MRI (T1, FLAIR, SWI, DTI, NODDI) from 15 healthy adults, collected to support neurosurgical imaging research.

Download command

curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/data-hcp/brain-after-2020/releases/tags/vssru-eden2020 | jq -r '.assets[].browser_download_url' | xargs -n1 -P4 curl -LO

(Invoke-RestMethod "https://api.github.com/repos/data-hcp/brain-after-2020/releases/tags/vssru-eden2020").assets | ForEach-Object { Invoke-WebRequest $_.browser_download_url -OutFile (Split-Path $_.browser_download_url -Leaf) }

Includes angiographic, HARDI, and white matter microstructure imaging; derived DTI/NODDI maps; probabilistic tractography.

License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3994749

4) Structural & Functional Basis of Neuronal Plasticity — Healthy Controls (vitality)

Multimodal MRI for studying CBF, CMRO₂, DWI, task-induced plasticity, and metabolic responses.

Download command

curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/data-hcp/brain-after-2020/releases/tags/vitality | jq -r '.assets[].browser_download_url' | xargs -n1 -P4 curl -LO

(Invoke-RestMethod "https://api.github.com/repos/data-hcp/brain-after-2020/releases/tags/vitality").assets | ForEach-Object { Invoke-WebRequest $_.browser_download_url -OutFile (Split-Path $_.browser_download_url -Leaf) }

Includes MP2RAGE, pCASL DEXI perfusion scans, two DWIs, TRUST/IR-EPI metabolic sequences, task behavioral traces.

License: CC BY 4.0
Source: https://zenodo.org/records/15149088

5) In Vivo Whole-Brain Connectom dMRI at 760 µm (mgh-760)

Ultra-high-resolution Connectom dMRI with 1260 directions, 18 hours of acquisition.

Download command

curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/data-hcp/brain-after-2020/releases/tags/mgh-760 | jq -r '.assets[].browser_download_url' | xargs -n1 -P4 curl -LO

(Invoke-RestMethod "https://api.github.com/repos/data-hcp/brain-after-2020/releases/tags/mgh-760").assets | ForEach-Object { Invoke-WebRequest $_.browser_download_url -OutFile (Split-Path $_.browser_download_url -Leaf) }

Includes submillimeter structural MRI, field maps, acquisition logs, and preprocessing scripts.

License: CC0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.rjdfn2z8g

6) Imaging Chinese Young Brains – CHIMGEN Subset (icyb)

Large-sample multimodal dataset of 215 young Chinese adults with T1, rs-fMRI, DTI, and ASL.

Download command

curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/data-hcp/brain-after-2020/releases/tags/icyb | jq -r '.assets[].browser_download_url' | xargs -n1 -P4 curl -LO

(Invoke-RestMethod "https://api.github.com/repos/data-hcp/brain-after-2020/releases/tags/icyb").assets | ForEach-Object { Invoke-WebRequest $_.browser_download_url -OutFile (Split-Path $_.browser_download_url -Leaf) }

Includes BIDS-structured data with defaced anatomical scans and MRI-QC reports.

License: CC BY 4.0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11922/sciencedb.00740

7) Functional & Structural MRI After tSMS Stimulation (cinac-tsms)

Double-blind crossover experiment comparing real vs sham tSMS over right M1.

Download command

curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/data-hcp/brain-after-2020/releases/tags/cinac-tsms | jq -r '.assets[].browser_download_url' | xargs -n1 -P4 curl -LO

(Invoke-RestMethod "https://api.github.com/repos/data-hcp/brain-after-2020/releases/tags/cinac-tsms").assets | ForEach-Object { Invoke-WebRequest $_.browser_download_url -OutFile (Split-Path $_.browser_download_url -Leaf) }

Includes multiecho resting-state fMRI, DWI, corrected phase images, and defaced anatomy.

License: CC BY 4.0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15224957

8) B-Q Minded Test–Retest Cross-Scanner Dataset (bqminded)

Test–retest dataset for cross-scanner qMRI and diffusion harmonization (Skyra 3T vs PrismaFit 3T).

Download command

curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/data-hcp/brain-after-2020/releases/tags/bqminded | jq -r '.assets[].browser_download_url' | xargs -n1 -P4 curl -LO

(Invoke-RestMethod "https://api.github.com/repos/data-hcp/brain-after-2020/releases/tags/bqminded").assets | ForEach-Object { Invoke-WebRequest $_.browser_download_url -OutFile (Split-Path $_.browser_download_url -Leaf) }

Used in recent harmonization studies (NeuroCombat, LongCombat). Includes anatomical and diffusion MRI.

License: CC BY 4.0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6473268

Licensing & Attribution

Each dataset retains its original license. Use must comply with:

Cite:

  1. The dataset DOI
  2. The primary research article (if applicable)
  3. Optionally:
    “Data access facilitated by the data-hcp/brain-after-2020 repository.”

Intended Use

Notes