Spacetop: A multimodal fMRI dataset unifying naturalistic processes with a rich array of experimental tasks

Abstract Cognitive neuroscience has advanced significantly due to the availability of openly shared datasets. Large sample sizes, large amounts of data per person, and diversity in tasks and data types are all desirable, but are difficult to achieve in a single dataset. Here, we present an open data...

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Main Authors: Heejung Jung, Maryam Amini, Bethany J. Hunt, Eilis I. Murphy, Patrick Sadil, Yaroslav O. Halchenko, Bogdan Petre, Zizhuang Miao, Philip A. Kragel, Xiaochun Han, Mickela O. Heilicher, Michael Sun, Owen G. Collins, Martin A. Lindquist, Tor D. Wager
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-08-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05154-x
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Yaroslav O. Halchenko
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Michael Sun
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Martin A. Lindquist
Tor D. Wager
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description Abstract Cognitive neuroscience has advanced significantly due to the availability of openly shared datasets. Large sample sizes, large amounts of data per person, and diversity in tasks and data types are all desirable, but are difficult to achieve in a single dataset. Here, we present an open dataset with N = 101 participants and 6 hours of scanning per participant, including 6 multifaceted functional tasks, 2 hours of naturalistic movie viewing, structural T1 images and multi-shell diffusion imaging as well as autonomic physiological data. This dataset’s combination of sample size, extensive data per participant (>600 iso-hours of data), and a wide range of experimental conditions — including cognitive, affective, social, and somatic/interoceptive tasks — positions it uniquely for probing important questions in cognitive neuroscience.
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spelling doaj-art-a0cfb7ee498c4f5a9de998a585765d292025-08-24T11:07:17ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632025-08-0112111810.1038/s41597-025-05154-xSpacetop: A multimodal fMRI dataset unifying naturalistic processes with a rich array of experimental tasksHeejung Jung0Maryam Amini1Bethany J. Hunt2Eilis I. Murphy3Patrick Sadil4Yaroslav O. Halchenko5Bogdan Petre6Zizhuang Miao7Philip A. Kragel8Xiaochun Han9Mickela O. Heilicher10Michael Sun11Owen G. Collins12Martin A. Lindquist13Tor D. Wager14Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth CollegeDartmouth CollegeDartmouth CollegeJohns Hopkins UniversityDartmouth CollegeDartmouth CollegeDartmouth CollegeEmory UniversityBeijing Normal UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonDartmouth CollegeUniversity of CaliforniaJohns Hopkins UniversityDartmouth CollegeAbstract Cognitive neuroscience has advanced significantly due to the availability of openly shared datasets. Large sample sizes, large amounts of data per person, and diversity in tasks and data types are all desirable, but are difficult to achieve in a single dataset. Here, we present an open dataset with N = 101 participants and 6 hours of scanning per participant, including 6 multifaceted functional tasks, 2 hours of naturalistic movie viewing, structural T1 images and multi-shell diffusion imaging as well as autonomic physiological data. This dataset’s combination of sample size, extensive data per participant (>600 iso-hours of data), and a wide range of experimental conditions — including cognitive, affective, social, and somatic/interoceptive tasks — positions it uniquely for probing important questions in cognitive neuroscience.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05154-x
spellingShingle Heejung Jung
Maryam Amini
Bethany J. Hunt
Eilis I. Murphy
Patrick Sadil
Yaroslav O. Halchenko
Bogdan Petre
Zizhuang Miao
Philip A. Kragel
Xiaochun Han
Mickela O. Heilicher
Michael Sun
Owen G. Collins
Martin A. Lindquist
Tor D. Wager
Spacetop: A multimodal fMRI dataset unifying naturalistic processes with a rich array of experimental tasks
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title Spacetop: A multimodal fMRI dataset unifying naturalistic processes with a rich array of experimental tasks
title_full Spacetop: A multimodal fMRI dataset unifying naturalistic processes with a rich array of experimental tasks
title_fullStr Spacetop: A multimodal fMRI dataset unifying naturalistic processes with a rich array of experimental tasks
title_full_unstemmed Spacetop: A multimodal fMRI dataset unifying naturalistic processes with a rich array of experimental tasks
title_short Spacetop: A multimodal fMRI dataset unifying naturalistic processes with a rich array of experimental tasks
title_sort spacetop a multimodal fmri dataset unifying naturalistic processes with a rich array of experimental tasks
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05154-x
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