Neuroscience 2005 Abstract
| Presentation Number: | 571.8 |
|---|---|
| Abstract Title: | BrainML-X: internet protocols for interoperable neuroscience data exchange. |
| Authors: |
Robert, A.*1
; Abato, M.1
; Jagdale, A.1
; Knuth, K. H.1
; Gardner, D.1
1Lab of Neuroinformatics, Weill Cornell Med. Col., New York, NY |
| Primary Theme and Topics |
Techniques in Neuroscience - Bioinformatics |
| Secondary Theme and Topics | Techniques in Neuroscience<br />- Data Analysis and Statistics |
| Session: |
571. Bioinformatics II Poster |
| Presentation Time: | Monday, November 14, 2005 4:00 PM-5:00 PM |
| Location: | Washington Convention Center - Hall A-C, Board # WW41 |
| Keywords: | informatics, neuroinformatics, database, software |
The SfN Neuroscience Database Gateway (NDG; http://big.sfn.org/NDG/site) lists approximately 100 neuroinformatics resources, including nearly 80 specialized databases of experimental data maintained by individual laboratories and communities. Specialization promotes data quality and relevance, but renders integration difficult. Combining data from different databases or using results from a query in one to retrieve data from another involves manually interacting first with one interface, then the other, and combining downloaded results by hand. We have been developing the BrainML modeling language (see http://brainml.org) to help automate this process at the content level, and we present here the BrainML Exchange (BrainML-X) protocols for database interoperability at the functional level. BrainML allows the data models from multiple neuroinformatic resources to be expressed in a common format without danger of conflict or ambiguity, supporting semantic alignment. The BrainML-X protocols, consisting of XML type definitions (XML Schemas) support functional alignment by declaring internet communication interfaces. The first protocol specifies an interface for querying a BrainML-aware server for data matching specific criteria. The second specifies a means to register a neuroscience resource with a special server maintaining a catalog of resources, much like the NDG. The third specifies how to query a catalog server for resources containing specific classes of content. XML Schema validation builds error-checking into all communications. By standardizing communications with resource servers, these facilities enable the development of tools for data integration, including model-based query mediators. They also support the automated cataloging and discovery of neuroinformatics resources suitable for integration. These capacities further the integrative goals of the NIH Neuroscience Blueprint and the Human Brain Project.
Supported by Human Brain Project/Neuroinformatics via MH57153 from NIMH and NINDS
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[Authors]. [Abstract Title]. Program No. XXX.XX. 2005 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2005. Online.
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