# Human Connectome Project (HCP)
## Overview
The HCP produced landmark open datasets of high-resolution structural and functional MRI, diffusion MRI, MEG, and EEG in 1,200 healthy adults. Freely available via ConnectomeDB, it influenced the design of BIDS and produced the [[CIFTI]] file format for surface-based neuroimaging data. It remains a reference dataset for neuroimaging methods development.
## Key Outputs
- The HCP Young Adult dataset includes 1,200 subjects imaged at 3T and 7T MRI.
- HCP Aging and HCP Development extend the Young Adult cohort to lifespan coverage.
- The HCP MMP parcellation is a multimodal brain atlas widely used for surface-based analyses.
- Open-source preprocessing pipelines are publicly available on GitHub.
## Connections
- registeredIn: [[NIMH Data Archive]] (HCP Development cohort hosted in NDA)
## Resources
- https://www.humanconnectome.org
- https://db.humanconnectome.org