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**Please note:** The dates for NeuroDataReHack 2026 have been updated. The event has been expanded and will now take place **July 12-18, 2026**.
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## Objective
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[The DANDI Archive](http://dandiarchive.org) now has 450+ neurophysiology datasets in the
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## Application
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**Applications are now closed.**
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Thank you for your interest in NeuroDataReHack 2026. Applicants will be notified of decisions soon.
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Applications for NeuroDataReHack 2026 are now closed, and the event took place July 12 to 17, 2026. The recorded talks are available on the [NeuroDataReHack 2026 playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEv3d3vCiZ20), and the full schedule with links to each recording is below. To hear about future NeuroDataReHack events, subscribe to our [mailing list](https://mailchi.mp/fe2a9bc55a1a/nwb-signup).
The full schedule is below. Talks are linked to their recordings; the [NeuroDataReHack 2026 playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEv3d3vCiZ20) collects all of them. Participants checked in on Sunday, July 12, and most of each day was devoted to working on projects, with meals and breaks provided.
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### Day 1 (Sunday, July 12): Accessing data and starting projects
<tr><td>9:00 AM</td><td><ahref="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT3Vj8NGAKA">Welcome to NeuroDataReHack 2026</a></td><td>Ben Dichter</td><td>CatalystNeuro</td></tr>
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<tr><td>9:30 AM</td><td><ahref="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow4olemw8MQ">Introduction to NWB and DANDI</a></td><td>Ryan Ly</td><td>Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory</td></tr>
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<tr><td>10:30 AM</td><td><ahref="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXHLbhdC0Pk">How to read NWB files (including streaming)</a></td><td>Oliver Ruebel</td><td>Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory</td></tr>
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<tr><td>11:30 AM</td><td><ahref="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFyh45TA0J0">A tour of NWB Dandisets and searching tools</a></td><td>Ben Dichter</td><td>CatalystNeuro</td></tr>
<tr><td>1:30 PM</td><td><ahref="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMK0w5l7XcM">Data from the International Brain Laboratory</a></td><td>Pranav Rai</td><td>International Brain Laboratory</td></tr>
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<tr><td>2:15 PM</td><td>OpenScope Predictive Processing and the Global Brain Observatory <sup>*</sup></td><td>Jerome Lecoq</td><td>Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics</td></tr>
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<tr><td>3:00 PM</td><td><ahref="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfLHUzd-i3Y">Introduction to OpenScope data and the DataBook</a></td><td>Carter Peene</td><td>Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics</td></tr>
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<tr><td>3:20 PM</td><td>Project roundtable</td><td>Ryan Ly</td><td>Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory</td></tr>
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<tr><td>4:50 PM</td><td>Hacking on projects</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9:00 AM</td><td>Introduction to Day 2</td><td>Ben Dichter</td><td>CatalystNeuro</td></tr>
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<tr><td>9:15 AM</td><td><ahref="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6tvv8x8QIU">OpenScope DataBook (electrophysiology)</a></td><td>Carter Peene</td><td>Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics</td></tr>
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<tr><td>9:45 AM</td><td><ahref="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-L-5U3-_j8">How to write good issues</a></td><td>Ben Dichter</td><td>CatalystNeuro</td></tr>
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<tr><td>10:30 AM</td><td>Reuse showcase: Neural population geometry and optimal coding of tasks with shared latent structure <sup>*</sup></td><td>Will Slatton</td><td>Harvard University</td></tr>
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<tr><td>11:00 AM</td><td>Hacking on projects</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>12:00 PM</td><td>OpenScope DataBook (calcium imaging) <sup>*</sup></td><td>Carter Peene</td><td>Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics</td></tr>
<tr><td>1:30 PM</td><td><ahref="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxLuUwS2FeA">Neural Data Analysis with Pynapple</a></td><td>Guillaume Viejo</td><td>Flatiron Institute</td></tr>
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<tr><td>3:15 PM</td><td>Hacking on projects</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>5:15 PM</td><td><ahref="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozu-r9XaW-8">Dandiset showcase: Glia Accumulate Evidence that Actions Are Futile and Suppress Unsuccessful Behavior</a></td><td>Misha Ahrens</td><td>HHMI Janelia Research Campus</td></tr>
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<tr><td>6:00 PM</td><td>Hacking on projects</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>9:25 AM</td><td><ahref="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn2AowyiJ8c">Developing with LLMs</a></td><td>Ben Dichter</td><td>CatalystNeuro</td></tr>
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<tr><td>10:55 AM</td><td><ahref="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB275Ik4-3M">Applying Neural Foundation Models (torch_brain)</a></td><td>Alexandre Andre</td><td>University of Pennsylvania</td></tr>
<tr><td>1:30 PM</td><td>Lab tour <sup>*</sup></td><td>Jakob Voigts</td><td>HHMI Janelia Research Campus</td></tr>
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<tr><td>2:10 PM</td><td>Hacking on projects</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>3:00 PM</td><td><ahref="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9uiJMa_TaU">Getting started with AI agents</a></td><td>Ben Dichter</td><td>CatalystNeuro</td></tr>
<tr><td>9:00 AM</td><td>Introduction to Day 5</td><td>Ben Dichter</td><td>CatalystNeuro</td></tr>
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<tr><td>9:10 AM</td><td><ahref="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxARfHWa_7M">Visual computations in large-scale recordings</a></td><td>Carsen Stringer</td><td>HHMI Janelia Research Campus</td></tr>
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<tr><td>9:40 AM</td><td><ahref="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfw4dT0tIrc">Facemap: quantifying orofacial behavior</a></td><td>Atika Syeda</td><td>HHMI Janelia Research Campus</td></tr>
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<tr><td>10:10 AM</td><td><ahref="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ded91tKTMwU">Spike sorting with Kilosort</a></td><td>Jacob Pennington</td><td>HHMI Janelia Research Campus</td></tr>
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<tr><td>10:40 AM</td><td>SpikeInterface <sup>*</sup></td><td>Alessio Buccino</td><td>Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics</td></tr>
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<sup>*</sup> Recordings for the talks marked with an asterisk are not yet available online. Some were given remotely and the room recording did not capture the presenter's shared slides. We are following up to add them where recordings can be recovered.
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Following the event, participants will be invited to apply for a Kavli Foundation Neurodata Discovery Awards, which awards $50,000 (USD) of funding to continue data reanalysis projects that come out of the NeuroDataReHack event. This is a funding opportunity exclusive to NeuroDataReHack participants.
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## Instructors
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The event will feature a distinguished team of instructors, including:
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-**Benjamin Dichter, Ph.D.** - Program Chair, CatalystNeuro
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-**Ryan Ly, Ph.D.** - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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-**Oliver Rübel, Ph.D.** - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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-**Pranav Rai** - Software Engineer, International Brain Lab
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-**Jérôme Lecoq, Ph.D.** - Associate Investigator, Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics (Lead of OpenScope)
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-**Carter Peene** - Data Analyst, Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics (Lead developer of OpenScope Databook)
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-**Will Slatton** - Ph.D. student, Harvard University
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-**Guillaume Viejo, Ph.D.** - Data Scientist, Flatiron Institute (Lead developer of Pynapple)
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-**Misha Ahrens, Ph.D.** - Group Leader, HHMI Janelia Research Campus
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-**Alexandre André** - Ph.D. student, University of Pennsylvania (Developer of torch_brain)
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The recorded talks from [NeuroDataReHack 2026](/events/hck26-2026-janelia-ndrh/) are now available on YouTube. This was the fifth annual NeuroDataReHack, a week-long workshop hosted at the Janelia Research Campus of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute from July 12 to 17, 2026. Participants learned how to find, read, and analyze open neurophysiology datasets shared in the Neurodata Without Borders (NWB) format on the DANDI Archive, and they spent most of the week working on their own reanalysis projects.
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## Watch the Talks
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The [NeuroDataReHack 2026 playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEv3d3vCiZ20) collects the recorded talks from the event. The full schedule, with each talk linked to its recording, is on the [event page](/events/hck26-2026-janelia-ndrh/). The talks are grouped by topic below.
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### Getting Started with NWB and DANDI
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-[Welcome to NeuroDataReHack 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT3Vj8NGAKA), by Ben Dichter (CatalystNeuro)
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-[Introduction to NWB and DANDI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow4olemw8MQ), by Ryan Ly (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
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-[How to read NWB files (including streaming)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXHLbhdC0Pk), by Oliver Ruebel (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
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-[A tour of NWB Dandisets and searching tools](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFyh45TA0J0), by Ben Dichter (CatalystNeuro)
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### Datasets on DANDI
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-[Data from the International Brain Laboratory](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMK0w5l7XcM), by Pranav Rai (International Brain Laboratory)
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-[Introduction to OpenScope data and the DataBook](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfLHUzd-i3Y), by Carter Peene (Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics)
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-[OpenScope DataBook (electrophysiology)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6tvv8x8QIU), by Carter Peene (Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics)
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-[Dandiset showcase: Glia Accumulate Evidence that Actions Are Futile and Suppress Unsuccessful Behavior](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozu-r9XaW-8), by Misha Ahrens (HHMI Janelia Research Campus)
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### Analysis Tools
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-[Neural Data Analysis with Pynapple](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxLuUwS2FeA), by Guillaume Viejo (Flatiron Institute)
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-[Visual computations in large-scale recordings](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxARfHWa_7M), by Carsen Stringer (HHMI Janelia Research Campus)
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-[Facemap: quantifying orofacial behavior](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfw4dT0tIrc), by Atika Syeda (HHMI Janelia Research Campus)
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-[Spike sorting with Kilosort](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ded91tKTMwU), by Jacob Pennington (HHMI Janelia Research Campus)
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### AI-Assisted Workflows
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-[Developing with LLMs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn2AowyiJ8c), by Ben Dichter (CatalystNeuro)
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-[Applying Neural Foundation Models (torch_brain)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB275Ik4-3M), by Alexandre Andre (University of Pennsylvania)
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-[Getting started with AI agents](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9uiJMa_TaU), by Ben Dichter (CatalystNeuro)
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-[Agent skills](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqFGg6sBXf4), by Ben Dichter (CatalystNeuro)
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### Contributing to Open Source
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-[How to write good issues](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-L-5U3-_j8), by Ben Dichter (CatalystNeuro)
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A few additional talks, most of them given remotely, are not yet posted because the room recording did not capture the presenters' shared slides. We are working to recover usable recordings and will add them to the playlist and the schedule when they are available.
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## About NeuroDataReHack
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NeuroDataReHack focuses on generating new insights from existing neurophysiology data through secondary analysis. The workshop emphasizes analyzing data that is already in NWB format and available on DANDI, rather than converting new data. This lets participants validate findings across species and brain areas, apply analysis tools to established datasets, explore follow-up questions to published studies, and create educational content from open data.
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## Get Involved
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If you would like to work with the datasets and tools covered in these talks, the [DANDI Archive](https://dandiarchive.org) is a good place to start, and the [NWB YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@NeurodataWithoutBorders) has recordings from previous events and tutorials. To hear about future NeuroDataReHack events and other NWB news, subscribe to our [mailing list](https://mailchi.mp/fe2a9bc55a1a/nwb-signup). More information about past and upcoming workshops is on our [events page](/events/).
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*NeuroDataReHack 2026 was hosted by the Janelia Research Campus of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and organized by Benjamin Dichter.*
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