From f567a096cf63b1b2c153185459cab8a9f13294f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Markiewicz Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 16:17:01 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] ENH: Note that data types are the directories containing data files --- src/02-common-principles.md | 19 +++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/02-common-principles.md b/src/02-common-principles.md index 916eae3813..aa11acecb4 100644 --- a/src/02-common-principles.md +++ b/src/02-common-principles.md @@ -33,12 +33,19 @@ misunderstanding we clarify them here. a brain scanning instrument was acquiring data according to particular scanning sequence/protocol. -1. **Data type** - a functional group of different types of data. In BIDS we - define eight data types: `func` (task based and resting state functional MRI), - `dwi` (diffusion weighted imaging), `fmap` (field inhomogeneity mapping data - such as field maps), `anat` (structural imaging such as T1, T2, etc.), `meg` - (magnetoencephalography), `eeg` (electroencephalography), `ieeg` (intracranial - electroencephalography), `beh` (behavioral). +1. **Data type** - a functional group of different types of data. + BIDS defines eight data types: + `func` (task based and resting state functional MRI), + `dwi` (diffusion weighted imaging), + `fmap` (field inhomogeneity mapping data such as field maps), + `anat` (structural imaging such as T1, T2, etc.), + `meg` (magnetoencephalography), + `eeg` (electroencephalography), + `ieeg` (intracranial electroencephalography), + `beh` (behavioral). + Data files are contained in a directory named for the data type. + In raw datasets, the data type directory is nested inside subject and + (optionally) session directories. 1. **Task** - a set of structured activities performed by the participant. Tasks are usually accompanied by stimuli and responses, and can greatly vary