AUTHOR=Bota Mihail , Swanson Larry W.

TITLE=BAMS neuroanatomical ontology: design and implementation

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neuroinformatics

VOLUME=2

YEAR=2008

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neuroinformatics/articles/10.3389/neuro.11.002.2008

DOI=10.3389/neuro.11.002.2008

ISSN=1662-5196

ABSTRACT=<p>We describe in this paper the structure and main features of a domain specific ontology for neuroscience, the <italic>BAMS Neuroanatomical Ontology</italic>. The ontology includes a complete set of concepts that describe the parts of the rat nervous system, a growing set of concepts that describe neuron populations identified in different brain regions, and relationships between concepts. The ontology is linked with a complex representation of structural and physiological variables used to classify neurons, which is encoded in <italic>BAMS</italic>. <italic>BAMS Neuroanatomical Ontology</italic> is accessible on the web and includes an interface that allows browsing terms, viewing criteria for classification, and accessing associated information.</p>