BigBrain is a high-resolution digital brain model and database from the Montreal Neurological Institute.
Brain Image Library
Explore and download free high-resolution brain microscopy data from the Brain Image Library public archive.
About Brain Image Library
The Brain Image Library is a BRAIN Initiative archive for high-resolution brain microscopy data across organisms, techniques, and scales. Users can search by keyword, name, DOI, or ID, browse by organism or modality, view datasets linked to publications, and submit data.
Most systems are currently unavailable while infrastructure migrates to a new data center between October 5 and October 16, and archive statistics are temporarily unavailable.
Key features
- Search datasets by keyword, name, DOI, or ID
- Browse datasets by organism with merged synonyms
- Browse datasets by imaging and analysis modality
- View most cited datasets linked to publications
- Submit brain microscopy data to archive
- Download high-resolution microscopy datasets
Best for: Researchers who need open brain microscopy datasets across organisms and techniques.
Good for
- Covers multiple organisms, techniques, and scales
- Search by keyword, name, DOI, or ID
- Shows datasets linked to publications
Watch out for
- Most systems unavailable during migration October 5 to October 16
- Archive statistics are temporarily unavailable
- Anonymous FTP download option has been discontinued
Brain Image Library at a glance
- Website
- brainimagelibrary.org
- Category
- Research & Data › Open Data & Datasets
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Good for
- Researchers
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Brain Image Library FAQ
How can I find datasets in the archive?
Search by keyword, name, DOI, or ID, or browse by organism or modality.
Why are BIL systems currently unavailable?
The infrastructure is being migrated to a new data center between October 5 and October 16.
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