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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neuroinformatics. 2013 Oct;11(4):10.1007/s12021-013-9194-1. doi: 10.1007/s12021-013-9194-1

Table 1. Object definitions.

Term Definition Examples/Notes
Subject Unique person or animal on which research is performed Human, non-human primate, mouse
‘Imaging study’, or ‘Study’ A procedure that generates data and has a finite time span with a defined completion time MRI, EEG, SNP, Video, US, CT, Genome, consent
Series A subset of data from a study. Within the time span of the study, a series also has a finite time span and a defined completion time Resting state, oddball, smooth pursuit
Project A research protocol under which several subjects are collected User access is controlled at this level
Enrollment A subject has signed a consent for a project and has had data collected under the protocols of that project