The Developing Human Connectome: announcing the first release of open access neonatal brain imaging

The Developing Human Connectome Project (dHCP) is creating a linked dataset that will include: 4-dimensional maps of structural and functional cerebral connectivity before and after birth from 20 to 44 weeks gestational age ; neurodevelopmental outcome at 18 months ; and genetic data. The project aims to acquire state-of-the-art images and apply comprehensive pre-processing in up to 1300 subjects. The data release will allow researchers to test the value of the dHCP image sets in preparation for complete data releases.