Neurospace

Live: erdalkaraca.github.io/neurospace

Vision: Neurospace is a scientific platform for hybrid cognitive architectures—a unified environment for building, composing, and analyzing models that combine symbolic, connectionist, and neuromorphic approaches.

Built on the Eclipse Docks framework, Neurospace provides neuroimaging visualization and BIDS tooling as a foundation for hybrid cognitive architecture workflows that bridge neuroscience and AI.

Current Capabilities

• Neuroimaging viewer: View NIfTI (.nii/.nii.gz), DICOM (.dcm), NRRD, MGH/MGZ, and MRtrix MIF from the workspace file browser. 4D volumes (e.g. BOLD fMRI) support frame scrubbing, playback, and colormap selection. Powered by NiiVue.
• SNIRF viewer: View fNIRS data in SNIRF format (.snirf) with time-series charts and probe layout. Powered by jsfive.
• OpenNeuro integration: Browse OpenNeuro datasets via lazy-loaded read-only virtual folders—inspect files on demand without downloading gigabytes—or download a full dataset into the workspace.
• BIDS tooling: Edit dataset_description.json in a JSON editor; validate BIDS datasets and view results in DataView.

Roadmap

• Nengo editor: Edit .nengo.py models with in-browser Python, run simulations, and inspect live visualizations (value plots, raster plots, network graph).
• ACT-R models: Edit official ACT-R tutorial models (run integration planned).
• ancpBIDS tooling: Integrate ancpBIDS for querying, validating, and writing BIDS datasets from the workspace.

Setup

npm install
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:5173, connect a workspace, and open a supported file (e.g. .nii.gz, .dcm, or .snirf) from the file browser.

Project Structure

• packages/app – App entrypoint and shell
• packages/extension-neuro-viewer – Neuroimaging viewer (NIfTI, DICOM, NRRD, MGH/MGZ, MIF)
• packages/extension-snirf-viewer – SNIRF/fNIRS viewer
• packages/extension-nengo-gui – Nengo model editor and visualizations
• packages/extension-actr – ACT-R tutorial models and editor
• packages/extension-openneuro – OpenNeuro browse and download
• packages/extension-bids-editor – BIDS dataset_description.json editor
• packages/extension-bids-validator – BIDS validation with DataView results

Dependencies

Uses Eclipse Docks packages from the npm registry (@eclipse-docks/core, @eclipse-docks/extension-utils, etc.).

License

MIT. See LICENSE for details.