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SoMo Library

Developing a shared Sound and Movement stimuli library for international neuroscience research

Developing a shared Sound and Movement stimuli library for international neuroscience research

The SoMo Library project is creating a shared Sound and Movement (SoMo) stimuli library, a standardized resource for neuroscience research combining auditory and kinesthetic stimuli across international research sites, with protocols for stimulus presentation, EEG synchronization, and metadata standards.

Pilot Session

A pilot session implemented the protocol for creating the SoMo Library, including live recordings to test stimulus structure, EEG data synchronization validation, and metadata standards testing across sites.

AccelNet-EBRAINS Florence Summer School 2026

The SoMo Library will be featured as Track #2 at the AccelNet Summer School on Human Data Management and Modelling/AI, taking place in Florence, Italy, June 15–28, 2026. The track, Sound-Movement (SoMo) Library & Standardized MoBI Protocols (SML-26), focuses on developing open-access libraries of synchronized sound-movement data and standardized Mobile Brain/Body Imaging (MoBI) protocols for cross-site reproducibility in music and movement neuroscience. Data for the library was collected in Florence at the Morgagni and the Cherubini Conservatory.

AccelNet Instructors:

  • Guido Orgs — Associate Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience; Director, NeuroLive · University College London (UCL)
  • Manuela Filippa — Assistant Professor · Swiss Center for Affective Sciences (CISA), University of Geneva
  • Seyed Yahya Shirazi — Assistant Project Scientist · Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience, UC San Diego
  • Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal — Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor; Director, NSF IUCRC BRAIN Center and NSF AccelNet · University of Houston
  • Milka Trajkova — Assistant Professor of Computer Science · Kennesaw State University
  • Julene Johnson, PhD — Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience & Medicine · UCSF School of Medicine

Partner Institutions

  • University of Houston, NSF IUCRC BRAIN Center
  • Kennesaw State University
  • UC San Diego, Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience
  • UCSF School of Medicine
  • University College London (UCL), NeuroLive
  • University of Geneva, Swiss Center for Affective Sciences (CISA)

Timeline

Data collection took place in November 2025 in Florence. The SoMo Library protocols will be presented and further developed at the AccelNet-EBRAINS Florence Summer School in June 2026.

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