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PyNWB is a Python package for working with NWB files. The PyNWB documentation can be found at https://pynwb.readthedocs.io

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NWB Format API

PyNWB is a Python package for working with NWB files. It provides a high-level API for efficiently working with Neurodata stored in the NWB format.

Neurodata Without Borders (NWB) is a project to develop a unified data format for cellular-based neurophysiology data, focused on the dynamics of groups of neurons measured under a large range of experimental conditions.

The NWB team consists of neuroscientists and software developers who recognize that adoption of a unified data format is an important step toward breaking down the barriers to data sharing in neuroscience.

Installation

See the PyNWB documentation for details https://pynwb.readthedocs.io/en/stable/install_users.html

Code of Conduct

This project and everyone participating in it is governed by our code of conduct guidelines. By participating, you are expected to uphold this code.

Contributing

For details on how to contribute to PyNWB see our contribution guidelines.

Citing NWB

  • Manuscript: Oliver Rübel, Andrew Tritt, Ryan Ly, Benjamin K Dichter, Satrajit Ghosh, Lawrence Niu, Pamela Baker, Ivan Soltesz, Lydia Ng, Karel Svoboda, Loren Frank, Kristofer E Bouchard. (2022). The Neurodata Without Borders ecosystem for neurophysiological data science. eLife, 11:e78362. doi: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.78362

  • RRID: (PyNWB, RRID:SCR_017452)

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