SWADESH, WORLD’S FIRST MULTIMODAL BRAIN IMAGING DATA AND ANALYTICS, DEVELOPED

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DBT-National Brain Research Centre (DBT-NBRC), recently developed project SWADESH, a unique brain initiative focusing on certified neuroimaging, neurochemical, neuropsychological data and analytics that are made accessible to researchers for managing brain disorders.It was inaugurated by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Science and Technology

About SWADESH
SWADESH is the first large-scale multimodal neuroimaging database designed specifically for Indian population with big-data architecture and analytics for various disease categories under one platform.

6 modules covered under SWADESH:The initiative proposes a big-data architecture that manages and analyzes six modules namely neurodegenerative [Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and Parkinson’s disease (PD)], neuropsychiatric (schizophrenia and bipolar disorder), neurodevelopmental (autism and epilepsy), COVID-19-related disorders and other disorders.

Clinical research tools developed through SWADESH by DBT-NBRC are:

1. GAURI system uses adaptive pattern recognition and learning schemes for predictive single or differential diagnosis, designed with MRI modalities and neuropsychological batteries.
2. NINS-STAT is a high-performance state-of-the-art automated statistical test selection and execution software package with high applicability in clinical research.
3. KALPANA is an integrative package for visualization, preprocessing, and quantitation of MRS data.
4. PRATEEKanalyzes multimodal neuroimaging data that minimizes the need for expertise in handling different neuroimaging tools for processing and analyzing multimodal data.
5. BHARAT, a big-data analytic model for early diagnostic biomarkers of AD.