Harvard Aging Brain Study: Dataset and accessibility

- The Harvard Aging Brain Study (HABS) is releasing its dataset for public access.
- HABS is a longitudinal study of aging and preclinical Alzheimer's dementia.
- Imaging data is compatible with related datasets.
- Data collection is ongoing and in its fifth year.

The Harvard Aging Brain Study is sharing its data with the global research community. The longitudinal dataset consists of a 284-subject cohort with the following modalities acquired: demographics, clinical assessment, comprehensive neuropsychological testing, clinical biomarkers, and neuroimaging. To promote more extensive analyses, imaging data was designed to be compatible with other publicly available datasets. A cloud-based system enables access to interested researchers with blinded data available contingent upon completion of a data usage agreement and administrative approval. Data collection is ongoing and currently in its fifth year.