In the past two decades, new imaging technology has given neurologists noninvasive tools that reveal the structure of the brain with a clarity that is little short of miraculous. At the same time, neuroscientists, usually in animal studies, have developed ways to reveal hundreds of chemical and functional features of the brain that are relevant to human brain function. The problem of integrating new knowledge to the benefit of human patients is exploding in both magnitude and complexity. This project addresses that problem by creating software to test the feasibility and effectiveness of a Brain Information Management System for knowledge obtained from human and nonhuman primate research. The system will allow the most precise possible indexation of written and pictorial information into a knowledge base that is accessible through the standard terminology of the National Library of Medicine's Unified Medical Language System. Clinicians and neuroscientists any place in the country will be able to access the system via the World Wide Web to determine what is known about the involvement of any brain structure with any of the characteristics described in the neuroscientific knowledge base. In addition, links directly into websites at other institutions will allow immediate access to relevant information about the clinical significance of specific brain structures. The computerized Brain Information Management System is intended to accelerate the application of basic neuroscientific knowledge in the clinical disciplines of neurosurgery, neurology and neuropsychiatry.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01LM006243-06
Application #
6391268
Study Section
Biomedical Library and Informatics Review Committee (BLR)
Program Officer
Florance, Valerie
Project Start
1996-09-16
Project End
2004-05-31
Budget Start
2001-06-01
Budget End
2004-05-31
Support Year
6
Fiscal Year
2001
Total Cost
$303,182
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Washington
Department
Veterinary Sciences
Type
Other Domestic Higher Education
DUNS #
135646524
City
Seattle
State
WA
Country
United States
Zip Code
98195
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