Data Use Terms
You have not yet agreed to all data access terms. Please read through the terms marked × and register agreement in order to access data.
× MGH-USC HCP Consortium Open Access Data Use Terms
I request access to data collected by the MGH-USC consortium of the Human Connectome Project (HCP) for the purpose of scientific investigation, teaching or the planning of clinical research studies and agree to the following terms:
1. I will receive access to de-identified data and will not attempt to establish the identity of, or attempt to contact any of the HCP subjects.
2. I will not further disclose these data beyond the uses outlined in this agreement and my data use application.
3. I will require anyone on my team who utilizes these data, or anyone with whom I share these data to comply with this data use agreement.
4. I will accurately provide the requested information for persons who will use these data and the analyses that are planned using these data.
5. I will respond promptly and accurately to requests to update this information.
6. I will comply with any rules and regulations imposed by my institution and its institutional review board in requesting these data.
7. I will ensure that Investigators who utilize HCP data use appropriate administrative, physical and technical safeguards to prevent use or disclosure of the data other than as provided for by this Agreement.
8. I will report any use or disclosure of the data not provided for by this Agreement of which I become aware within 15 days of becoming aware of such use or disclosure.
If I publish abstracts using data from HCP, I agree to the following:
9. I will cite HCP as the source of data and the HCP funding sources in the abstract as space allows in the acknowledgements.
10. Group authorship of HCP will not be cited in the authorship line of the abstract.
If I publish manuscripts using data from HCP, I agree to the following:
11. I will acknowledge the HCP project as a source of data and include language similar to the following:
- Data collection and sharing for this project was provided by the Human Connectome Project (HCP; Principal Investigators: Bruce Rosen, M.D., Ph.D., Arthur W. Toga, Ph.D., Van J. Weeden, MD). HCP funding was provided by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). HCP data are disseminated by the Laboratory of Neuro Imaging at the University of Southern California.
12. I will include language similar to the following in the methods section of my manuscripts in order to accurately acknowledge data gathering by the HCP investigators. Depending upon the length and focus of the article, it may be appropriate to include more or less than the example below, however, inclusion of some variation of the language shown below is mandatory.
- Data used in the preparation of this work were obtained from the Human Connectome Project (HCP) database (https://ida.loni.usc.edu/login.jsp). The HCP project (Principal Investigators: Bruce Rosen, M.D., Ph.D., Martinos Center at Massachusetts General Hospital; Arthur W. Toga, Ph.D., University of Southern California, Van J. Weeden, MD, Martinos Center at Massachusetts General Hospital) is supported by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). HCP is the result of efforts of co-investigators from the University of Southern California, Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Washington University, and the University of Minnesota.
13. I understand that failure to abide by these guidelines will result in termination of my privileges to access HCP data.
v. 2014-Aug-19
1. I will receive access to de-identified data and will not attempt to establish the identity of, or attempt to contact any of the HCP subjects.
2. I will not further disclose these data beyond the uses outlined in this agreement and my data use application.
3. I will require anyone on my team who utilizes these data, or anyone with whom I share these data to comply with this data use agreement.
4. I will accurately provide the requested information for persons who will use these data and the analyses that are planned using these data.
5. I will respond promptly and accurately to requests to update this information.
6. I will comply with any rules and regulations imposed by my institution and its institutional review board in requesting these data.
7. I will ensure that Investigators who utilize HCP data use appropriate administrative, physical and technical safeguards to prevent use or disclosure of the data other than as provided for by this Agreement.
8. I will report any use or disclosure of the data not provided for by this Agreement of which I become aware within 15 days of becoming aware of such use or disclosure.
If I publish abstracts using data from HCP, I agree to the following:
9. I will cite HCP as the source of data and the HCP funding sources in the abstract as space allows in the acknowledgements.
10. Group authorship of HCP will not be cited in the authorship line of the abstract.
If I publish manuscripts using data from HCP, I agree to the following:
11. I will acknowledge the HCP project as a source of data and include language similar to the following:
- Data collection and sharing for this project was provided by the Human Connectome Project (HCP; Principal Investigators: Bruce Rosen, M.D., Ph.D., Arthur W. Toga, Ph.D., Van J. Weeden, MD). HCP funding was provided by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). HCP data are disseminated by the Laboratory of Neuro Imaging at the University of Southern California.
12. I will include language similar to the following in the methods section of my manuscripts in order to accurately acknowledge data gathering by the HCP investigators. Depending upon the length and focus of the article, it may be appropriate to include more or less than the example below, however, inclusion of some variation of the language shown below is mandatory.
- Data used in the preparation of this work were obtained from the Human Connectome Project (HCP) database (https://ida.loni.usc.edu/login.jsp). The HCP project (Principal Investigators: Bruce Rosen, M.D., Ph.D., Martinos Center at Massachusetts General Hospital; Arthur W. Toga, Ph.D., University of Southern California, Van J. Weeden, MD, Martinos Center at Massachusetts General Hospital) is supported by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). HCP is the result of efforts of co-investigators from the University of Southern California, Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Washington University, and the University of Minnesota.
13. I understand that failure to abide by these guidelines will result in termination of my privileges to access HCP data.
v. 2014-Aug-19
MGH HCP Adult Diffusion
HCP Restricted Data Access
Some data elements, including family structure (e.g. whether a participant is a twin or a non-twin sibling), exact age, handedness, ethnicity and race (see Restricted Data application form for the full list of elements), are available only to qualified investigators who agree to HCP’s Restricted Data Use Terms.
Applications for access to Restricted Data must be submitted by every investigator who will view and use the data (i.e. each member of a research group using the data must apply, from PI to trainees), will be processed individually, and approval is on a case-by-case basis.
An investigator who uses Restricted Data takes on a serious responsibility to protect the privacy of HCP subjects. Specifically, if you are given access to these data, you MUST abide by a prohibition against publishing certain types of individual data in combination that could make a person individually recognizable, or that could harm and embarrass someone who was inadvertently identified.
The specifics of how Restricted Data can be published are detailed in the Restricted Data Use Terms and application (Updated Feb 11, 2022), which qualified investigators must fill out, sign and submit to the HCP.
Form Link
Applications for access to Restricted Data must be submitted by every investigator who will view and use the data (i.e. each member of a research group using the data must apply, from PI to trainees), will be processed individually, and approval is on a case-by-case basis.
An investigator who uses Restricted Data takes on a serious responsibility to protect the privacy of HCP subjects. Specifically, if you are given access to these data, you MUST abide by a prohibition against publishing certain types of individual data in combination that could make a person individually recognizable, or that could harm and embarrass someone who was inadvertently identified.
The specifics of how Restricted Data can be published are detailed in the Restricted Data Use Terms and application (Updated Feb 11, 2022), which qualified investigators must fill out, sign and submit to the HCP.
Form Link
The MGH HCP team has released diffusion imaging and structural imaging data acquired from 35 young adults using the customized MGH Siemens 3T Connectome scanner, which has 300 mT/m maximum gradient strength for diffusion imaging.