Study Metadata
Create Study Metadata by:
- Moving Study Info from a Foci File using the Layers
Menu->Foci->Move Foci Study Info to Study Metadata File menu
item. This converts the Study Info information attached to foci
to Study Metadata. Links in the foci are updated to point to the
Study Metadata and the old Study Info in the Foci File is
removed. You will need to save both the Foci Projection and Study
Metadata files.
- Moving Study Info from a Vocabulary File using the
Attributes->Vocabulary->Move Vocabulary Study Info to Study
Metadata File menu item. This converts the Study Info information
attached to vocabulary to Study Metadata. Links in vocabulary are
updated to point to the Study Metadata and the old Study Info in the
Vocabulary File is removed. You will need to save both Study
Metadata and Vocabulary Files.
- Using the Study Metadata Editor available from the
Attributes->Study Metadata->Edit menu item.
The Study Metadata Editor

This editor is launched by selecting Edit from the Attributes->Study
Metadata Menu.
Study Selection Group
This group contains controls for selecting loaded studies. The
top control lists the index of the selected study and the arrows are
used to step to other studies.
- First Selects the
first study in the study metadata file.
- Last Selects the
last study in the study metadata file.
- Choose by Author
Provides a list of authors, sorted alphabetically, for selecting a
study.
- Choose by Title
Provides a list of study titles, sorted alphabetically, for selecting a
study.
File Operations Group
- Add New Study Add a
new study.
- Delete Unlinked Studies
Deletes all studies that are not linked by foci, metric, paint, shape,
or vocabulary data.
- Delete By Name
Allows deletion of studies by the studies' names.
- Fetch All PMIDs For
each study that has a valid PubMed ID, fill in some of the studies
entries with data provided from the PubMed database.
Study Operations Group
- Add Figure Add a
figure section to the current study.
- Add Page Ref Add a
page reference to the current study.
- Add Provenance Add
a provenance entry to the current study.
- Add Table Add a
table section to the current study.
- Delete Study Delete
the current study.
- Fetch from PubMed
Contact PubMed for information about the study, using the study's
PubMed ID, and enter the information into the study. Information
available from PubMed typically includes the title, authors, citation,
DOI-URL, Medical Subject Headings, and the Comment.
Study Metadata Group
This group contains the information describing the study. Enter
data
into each catagory for which you have data. As data values are
entered, they are automatically loaded into the current study so there
is no need for an "Apply" button. After entering study metadata,
be sure to save the Study Metadata File using the File Menu->Save
Data File
menu item.
- File Index The
index of the study in the Study Metadata File. The indices start
at one.
- Project ID This is
a unique identifier that is generated for each study. It consists
of the four-digit year, two-digit month, two-digit day, two-digit hour,
two-digit minutes, three-digit-milliseconds, and a random five-digit
number. This value cannot be altered by the user.
- PubMed ID The
PubMed ID (www.pubmed.gov) assigned to the
study. If a PubMed ID is not available, use the Project ID until
the PubMed ID becomes available. If a PubMed ID is available for
the study, press the Fetch from PubMed in the Study Operations section
after entering the PubMed ID which will fill in some of the other data
fields. Pressing the Link button displays the PubMed web page for
the study in the web browser.
- Name Enter a short
name for the study. We suggest the first author's last name
followed by an underscore, an acronym for the journal's name, and a
two-digit year.
- Title The title of
the study.
- Authors Authors of
the study.
- Citation Journal
title, publication date, volume, and page numbers.
- DOI-URL The Digital Object Identifier (see www.doi.org).
- Species The species
examined in the study. Press the Species button to select a
species.
- Stereotaxic Space
The stereotaxic space of the neuroimaging data. Pressing the
Stereotaxic Space provides a list of common stereotaxic spaces from
which a space may be selected.
- Stereo Space Details
Additional information about the stereotaxic space.
- Data Format The
format of the data in the study. Essentially, the type of Caret
data file used for the study's data. Pressing the Add button
provides a list of data formats. If more that one data format is
entered, separate them with semicolons.
- Data Type Type or
methodology of the study. Presing the Add button provides a list
of data types. If more than one data type is entered, separate
them with semicolons.
- Keywords Keywords
from the study. Separate multiple keywords with semicolons.
- Medical Subject Headings
See http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh.
Separate multiple entries with semicolons.
- Part Scheme Abbrev
An abbreviation for the partitioning scheme such as an authors initials
and a two-digit year of the study.
- Part Scheme Name
The full name for the partitioning scheme.
- Quality
- Comment A
description of the study, perhaps the abstract.
- Last Saved Contains
the date and time the study was last saved. This value cannot be
altered by the user.
- MSL ID Filled in by
the SuMS Database. This value cannot be altered by the user.
- Parent ID Filled in
by the SuMS Database. This value cannot be altered by the user.
- Core Data Completed
Filled in by the SuMS Database. This value cannot be altered by
the user.
- Completed Filled in
by the SuMS Database. This value cannot be altered by the user.
- Public Access
Filled in by the SuMS Database. This value cannot be altered by
the user.
Linking to Study Metadata

Study Link Section
Link Each datum may link to
multiple studies. Use the arrows to sequence through the current
study metadata links.
Add Press this button to
add a new study metadata link.
Delete Delete the
selected link to study metadata.
Study Selection
Scroll through the list of studies and check the box in the Select
Study column to select a study.
Link Type
Link to Study Link only
to the study.
Link to Figure In Study
Link to a specific figure (and optional panel) in the study.
Link to Page Reference
Link to a specific page (and optional subheader) in the study.
Link to Table in Study
Link to a table (and optional subheader) in the study.
Page Number Enter an
optional page number.
Linking Foci to Study Metadata
On the Map Stereotaxic Focus Dialog, press the Study Metadata button to
launch the Link to Study Metadata Dialog. Be sure to press the
Apply button to apply the new link to the focus.
Linking Metric Data to Study Metadata
On the Display Control Dialog, select Page Selection: Metric and then
select the Selection sub-page. Press the "M" button in the row
corresponding to the metric column for which you would like to link to
study data. The study information will be displayed when a node
is identified and the column is the selected metric column.
Linking Paint Data to Study Metadata
On the Display Control Dialog, select Page Selection: Paint and then
select the Selection sub-page. Press the "M" button in the row
corresponding to the paint column for which you would like to link to
study data. The study information will be displayed when a node
is
identified and the column is the selected paint column.
Linking Surface Shape Data to Study Metadata
On the Display Control Dialog, select Page Selection: Surface Shape and
then
select the Selection sub-page. Press the "M" button in the row
corresponding to the surface shape column for which you would like to
link to
study data. The study information will be displayed when a node
is
identified and the column is the selected surface shape column.
Linking Vocabulary to Study Metadata
On the Vocabulary Editor Dialog, press the Study Metadata button to
launch the Link to Study Metadata Dialog. Be sure to press the
Apply
button to apply the new link to the vocabulary entry.