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Win–win data sharing in neuroscience

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Most neuroscientists have yet to embrace a culture of data sharing. Using our decade-long experience at NeuroMorpho.Org as an example, we discuss how publicly available repositories may benefit data producers and end-users alike. We outline practical recipes for resource developers to maximize the research impact of data sharing platforms for both contributors and users.

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We gratefully acknowledge grants R01NS039600 (NIH), R01NS086082 (NIH), and DBI-1546335 (NSF) to G.A.A.

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    Giorgio A Ascoli, Patricia Maraver, Sumit Nanda, Sridevi Polavaram & Rubén Armañanzas

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