Caltech Conte Center, a multimodal data resource for exploring social cognition and decision-making
Dorit Kliemann1,2, Ralph Adolphs3,4, Tim Armstrong1
1Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E California Boulevard, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA.
Scientific Data
|April 1, 2022
Summary
This study offers a multimodal neuroimaging and behavioral dataset from 117 adults to explore brain-behavior links. The open-source data supports research into social cognition and decision-making.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Cognitive Science
- Psychology
Background:
- Understanding brain-behavior relationships is crucial for cognitive and psychological research.
- High-quality, multimodal datasets are essential for robust investigations.
- Existing datasets may lack comprehensive behavioral measures or standardized processing.
Purpose of the Study:
- To release a multimodal dataset of neuroimaging and behavioral data from healthy adults.
- To facilitate research on brain-behavior relationships, particularly in social cognition and decision-making.
- To provide a resource utilizing open-source tools for reproducible analysis.
Main Methods:
- Acquired structural MRI, resting-state fMRI, and movie fMRI data.
- Collected comprehensive behavioral data including cognitive function, mood, and personality assessments.
- Utilized open-source formats (BIDS) and processing tools (FreeSurfer, fMRIPrep, MRIQC) with quality control.
Main Results:
- A dataset of 117 healthy adults with multimodal neuroimaging and behavioral data was compiled.
- Data includes longitudinal measures from some participants, enabling retest analysis.
- Provided a customizable denoising pipeline with tools for connectivity and individual difference analyses.
Conclusions:
- The released dataset is a valuable multimodal resource for studying brain-behavior associations.
- The open-source nature and preprocessing enhance data accessibility and reproducibility.
- This resource will advance research in social cognition and decision-making by linking brain structure and function to behavior.
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