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. 2011 Nov 30;5(2):211-23.
doi: 10.4056/sigs.2025347. Epub 2011 Nov 15.

Minimal Information for Neural Electromagnetic Ontologies (MINEMO): A standards-compliant method for analysis and integration of event-related potentials (ERP) data

Gwen Frishkoff, Jason Sydes, Kurt Mueller, Robert Frank, Tim Curran, John Connolly, Kerry Kilborn, Dennis Molfese, Charles Perfetti, Allen Malony

Minimal Information for Neural Electromagnetic Ontologies (MINEMO): A standards-compliant method for analysis and integration of event-related potentials (ERP) data

Gwen Frishkoff et al. Stand Genomic Sci. .

Abstract

We present MINEMO (Minimal Information for Neural ElectroMagnetic Ontologies), a checklist for the description of event-related potentials (ERP) studies. MINEMO extends MINI (Minimal Information for Neuroscience Investigations)to the ERP domain. Checklist terms are explicated in NEMO, a formal ontology that is designed to support ERP data sharing and integration. MINEMO is also linked to an ERP database and web application (the NEMO portal). Users upload their data and enter MINEMO information through the portal. The database then stores these entries in RDF (Resource Description Framework), along with summary metrics, i.e., spatial and temporal metadata. Together these spatial, temporal, and functional metadata provide a complete description of ERP data and the context in which these data were acquired. The RDF files then serve as inputs to ontology-based labeling and meta-analysis. Our ultimate goal is to represent ERPs using a rich semantic structure, so results can be queried at multiple levels, to stimulate novel hypotheses and to promote a high-level, integrative account of ERP results across diverse study methods and paradigms.

Keywords: Ontology; data sharing; database; electrophysiology; event-related potentials; experiment metadata; neuroscience; standardization.

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Box [1]: Data-driven ERP pattern analysis. Box [2]: Generation of spatial and temporal metrics (expressed in RDF). Box [3]: Use of NEMO portal for entry of experiment metadata.
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Sample metadata field in NEMO portal and illustration of "tooltips."
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Overview of links between NEMO portal, database, ontology and MI checklist.
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