Resources
Localizers, data, documentation, and more
In order to support open science, further scientific inquiry, and encourage replication, Saxelab makes several resources freely available on our website. Preregistrations, data, and supplemental materials are all linked under publication items on the publication page.
Our lab uses MIT Github Enterprise to host our lab documentation and code. We’ve made some of our wikis (about our lab policies, practices, and expectations) accessible via a public Github repository. If you’d like to see more of our lab resources and documentation, let us know!
The Saxe Lab Theory of Mind localizer has been used to identify the ToM network in over 450 neurotypical subjects. Here we provide group maps from an RFX analysis of these subjects to identify the ToM network which include the bilateral temporoparietal junctions, the precuneus, the medial prefrontal cortex, and the right superior temporal sulcus. This group map can be used in conjuction with the Saxe Lab localizers to functionally identify the ToM network.
In an effort to provide a more accessible consent form which limits research jargon and while containing necessary information, we have devised a lab standard, IRB approved, MRI consent template.
We have a public fMRI pipeline that you can view here! All other lab scripts can be accessed by lab members. This includes, imputing missing values in a dataset, doing fMRI and fNIRS data analysis, and more!
To identify functional regions of interest (fROI) in the Theory of Mind (ToM) network, the Saxe Lab has developed several localizers. Verbal and non-verbal stimuli reliably localize the Theory of Mind network and Pain Matrix across participants.
fMRI bootcamp is a two-day lecture series in which Professor Rebecca Saxe teaches the fundamentals of fMRI data analysis. You can watch clips from the 2017 bootcamp here!
All lab documentation (limited to lab members) for using MIT’s computing cluster, doing fMRI and fNIRS data analysis, sharing your data on Open Science platforms, and more!
All lab documentation (limited to MIT affiliates) for using MIT’s computing cluster, doing fMRI and fNIRS data analysis, sharing your data on Open Science platforms, and more!
Some of the stimuli used in prior studies are found here. If you are unable to find what you are looking for, please contact the lab manager for assistance.
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