Human Behaviour

An Open Science MRI Database of over 100 Synaesthetic Brains and Accompanying Deep Phenotypic Information

We provide a neuroimaging database consisting of 102 synaesthetic brains using state-of-the-art 3 T MRI protocols from the Human Connectome Project (HCP) which is freely available to researchers. This database consists of structural (T1- and …

Creating an inclusive research lab with student onboarding materials

Formal onboarding materials help to introduce new undergraduate researchers to a specific laboratory and the broader culture of the field. Research faculty members should be supported and encouraged to create these materials.

Determinants of behaviour and their efficacy as targets of behavioural change interventions

Unprecedented social, environmental, political and economic challenges — such as pandemics and epidemics, environmental degradation and community violence — require taking stock of how to promote behaviours that benefit individuals and society at …

Platform-controlled social media APIs threaten open science

Social media data enable insights into human behaviour. Researchers can access these data via platform-provided application programming interfaces (APIs), but these come with restrictive usage terms that mean studies cannot be reproduced or …