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Brain Banking: Making the Most of your Research Specimens
Published on: July 24, 2009
A conversation with research software engineers at the International Brain Laboratory
Mayo Faulkner1,2, Miles Wells2
1Champalimaud Foundation, Lisboa, Portugal.
Patterns (New York, N.Y.)
|September 10, 2025
Summary
Open-source software is crucial for modern research, enabling collaboration and transparency. This piece explores its role in the International Brain Laboratory (IBL) through interviews with its software engineers.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Computational Biology
- Open Science
Background:
- Open-source software (OSS) is fundamental to contemporary scientific endeavors.
- The International Brain Laboratory (IBL) is a collaborative consortium focused on understanding the neuroscience of decision-making.
- The IBL extensively utilizes OSS and open science principles to accelerate research.

