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BigBrain August 2015 Data Release
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This directory contains BigBrain sections, in two formats: MINC and PNG.

There are 7404 sections in the 'Coronal' dimension. The image
intensities are "histology-like" with white background.

There are three subdirectories for different resolutions
of the sections:

   * Minc                : sections at full resolution (20 um) in MINC format
                           (6572 x 5711, 16-bit grayscale); total size: 151 Gb.

   * Png/Thumbnail       : the same sections at low resolution in PNG format
                           (500 x 434, 8-bit grayscale); total size: 581 Mb.

   * Png/Full_Resolution : sections at full resolution (20 um) in PNG format
                           (6572 x 5711, 8-bit grayscale); total size: 60 Gb.

   * Dzi                 : sections at full resolution (20 um) in DZI format
                           (6572 x 7404) for use with MicroDraw; 
                           total size: 96 Gb.

   * SVG                 : SVG representation of the surface contours on 
                           the Png images at full resolution (20 um) 
                           total size: 682 Mb.