4. Interface and Visualization Tools

4.1. Objective

We will integrate the products of Aims 1-3 into a cohesive informatics platform that will include tools for performing interactive and scripted processing and visualization of data at all stages of processing. The interface will include functionality for visualizing different modalities of rodent MRI and microscopy data. The informatics platform will provide a core for our software development process, which will employ cutting-edge standards and best practices, including regression testing, version control, and bug-tracking. We will routinely distribute versions of the tool suite as an open source software package, with user support provided through an online forum, tutorials, videos, and documentation.