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  • The Virtual Brain (TVB) is a powerful platform for brain network modeling.
  • Accessibility and scalability have been key challenges for widespread adoption.
  • Integration with cloud platforms is crucial for handling large datasets and collaborative research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce The Virtual Brain (TVB) as open-source cloud services on the EBRAINS research platform.
  • To detail the comprehensive suite of tools and resources available through TVB on EBRAINS.
  • To highlight the benefits of TVB cloud services for reproducible research, collaboration, and clinical translation.

Main Methods:

  • TVB offers software for constructing, simulating, and analyzing brain network models.
  • Includes MRI processing pipelines for extracting structural and functional brain networks.
  • Features combined simulation of large-scale and small-scale spiking networks, automatic code conversion, and Bayesian parameter optimization.
  • Provides simulation-ready models for patients and healthy volunteers, plus mouse brain simulation data and software.

Main Results:

  • TVB is now accessible as open-source services on the EBRAINS cloud platform.
  • A wide range of functionalities are available, including network construction, simulation, and analysis.
  • Services support advanced techniques like combined network simulations and Bayesian optimization.
  • Educational materials and simulation-ready models are provided for diverse research needs.

Conclusions:

  • TVB cloud services on EBRAINS enhance reproducible online collaboration and discovery.
  • Scalable and secure workflows are established, supporting large cohort studies.
  • These advancements are essential for improving generalizability and enabling clinical translation of brain network research.