NKI-RS — Nathan Kline Institute Rockland Sample
Overview
The NKI Rockland Sample is a community-ascertained, continuously expanding lifespan neuroimaging resource designed from the outset for open science. Launched in 2011 at the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, it recruits participants aged 6–85 from the broader community rather than through clinical or university channels, aiming to capture the full range of psychiatric and neurological trait variation in the general population. Approximately 1,400 participants had completed the full protocol as of 2024, which is released publicly as data are collected rather than at study completion.
Data
Each participant undergoes multimodal MRI (structural T1, resting-state fMRI, diffusion MRI, MRS), EEG (resting-state and event-related), a comprehensive neuropsychiatric assessment, and physical measures. Data are released in BIDS format. The rolling-release model means the dataset can be re-queried as enrolment continues.
Access
Data are freely available via OpenNeuro and the NITRC Image Repository with no registration required. Phenotype and metadata are discoverable via a LORIS-based portal.
Connections
- registeredIn: OpenNeuro
- implements: BIDS
- relatedTo: LORIS (phenotype and metadata portal)
- relatedTo: NITRC (Image Repository distribution)
Resources
- https://www.nki.rfmh.org/research/clinical-research-centers/center-for-advanced-brain-imaging/
- http://fcon_1000.projects.nitrc.org/indi/enhanced/ (INDI Enhanced NKI-RS portal)
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2014.54 (Nooner et al. 2012 / Tobe et al. 2022 — data descriptor)