# 1. Organizations

## The Laboratory of Neuroinformatics, RIKEN BSI

<http://www.ni.brain.riken.jp/>

The developer of XooNIps, conducting neuroinformatics studies including: database tool development for resource sharing, tool development for data analysis and visualization, computational neuroscience in vision.

## INCF (International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility)

<http://www.incf.org/>

Established via the OECD Global Science Forum, the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF) facilitates worldwide cooperation of activities and infrastructures in neuroinformatics-related fields.

## NIJC (J-Node)

<http://nijc.brain.riken.jp/>

As the host institution of the INCF Japan Node, the NIJC serves as a gateway between Japan and the world. The NIJC has eight neuroscience databases open to the public under the J-Node portal site.

## J-Node portal

<http://www.neuroinf.jp/`>


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