on003645
NEMAR copy of ds003645

Face processing MEEG dataset with HED annotation

This dataset comprises simultaneous MEG and EEG recordings from 18 participants performing a face processing task with perceptual symmetry judgments on famous, unfamiliar, and scrambled faces across two sessions. The data includes structural MRI scans to support source localization and has been annotated with Hierarchical Event Descriptors (HED v8.0.0) to enhance machine-readability and FAIR compliance. The dataset represents a curated and repackaged version of the original multi-modal ds000117 study, with preprocessed EEG data converted to EEGLAB format.

ANAT BEH EEG MEG
Issues GitHub OpenNeuro ds003645

Download this dataset

Pick a method. Large datasets skip the zip and use the streaming methods below — all resumable. Full download guide →

  1. Download archive (.zip) — 38.7 GB

    A single zip of the published version. Best for small/medium datasets.

    Download zip

  2. NEMAR CLI recommended

    Pulls the pinned version + annexed data and resumes cleanly. Install nemar-cli → 

    nemar dataset download on003645
  3. DataLad

    Clone the dataset repo and fetch file content on demand. Docs → 

    datalad clone https://github.com/nemarDatasets/on003645 on003645
cd on003645 && datalad get .
  4. git-annex

    Plain git + git-annex against the dataset repo. Docs → 

    git clone https://github.com/nemarDatasets/on003645 on003645
cd on003645 && git annex get .
  5. Direct files (wget / curl / rclone)

    Every file with a stable, range-resumable URL from the manifest. Needs curl, jq, wget (or rclone/aria2c). Docs → 

    curl -s https://data.nemar.org/on003645/v1.0.0/manifest.json | jq -r '.[].bytes_url' > urls.txt
wget -xc -i urls.txt

Compute on this dataset

Two routes today, with a third (in-browser one-click submission) landing soon.

  1. NeuroScience Gateway (NSG) portal.

    NSG runs EEGLAB / Brainstorm / MNE pipelines on supercomputing time donated by SDSC. Create an account, point a job at this dataset's S3 prefix (s3://nemar/on003645), and submit.
    nsgportal.org →

  2. Local processing with nemar-cli.

    Pull the dataset to your machine and run any toolbox locally. Honors the published version pinning. 

    npm install -g nemar-cli
nemar dataset clone on003645
cd on003645 && nemar dataset get
  3. Just the files.

    rclone, aria2c, or any HTTPS client works against data.nemar.org/on003645/ — the manifest carries presigned S3 URLs.

Direct compute access is coming soon. One-click NSG submission from this page is scoped for a follow-up phase. Tracked on nemarOrg/website#6.

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    How to use the data (for agentic research) license, citation, download commands

    What it is

    Modalities
    ANAT, BEH, EEG, MEG
    Participants
    18
    Size
    106 GB
    Tasks
    FacePerception, FaceRecognition, noise
    HED version
    8.1.0

    License and terms

    License
    CC0
    Recommended citation
    Wakeman, D. G., Henson, R. N., (curation), D. T., (curation), K. R., (curation), S. M., & (curation), A. D. (2026). Face processing MEEG dataset with HED annotation (Version v1.0.0) [Data set]. NEMAR. https://doi.org/10.82901/nemar.on003645
    Reference 1
    https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2015.1
    Reference 2
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s12021-021-09537-4. Online: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12021-021-09537-4.

    Where the bytes are

    Latest version (always current)
    https://data.nemar.org/on003645/latest/
    This version (v1.0.0)
    https://data.nemar.org/on003645/v1.0.0/

    How to download

    The dataset
    nemar dataset download on003645 Clones and fetches in one step. Content under stimuli/ and derivatives/ is skipped by default because those trees can be large; add --stimuli --derivatives for the whole thing.
    A subset, one step
    nemar dataset download on003645 --subjects sub-01,02 Also filters by --sessions, --tasks, --runs, --datatypes, --include and --exclude.
    A subset, step 1
    nemar dataset clone on003645 Clones git-annex pointers only; fetches no file content. Creates ./on003645.
    A subset, step 2
    cd on003645 The get command below reads the clone's annex, so it only works from inside the clone.
    A subset, step 3
    nemar dataset get <files> Pulls the files you actually need. Skips stimuli/ and derivatives/ unless the path you ask for is under one of them.
    One small file
    https://data.nemar.org/on003645/v1.0.0/participants.tsv A direct HTTPS fetch works for any single file.

    Assess fit without downloading

    Participants table
    https://data.nemar.org/on003645/v1.0.0/participants.tsv
    Dataset description
    https://data.nemar.org/on003645/v1.0.0/dataset_description.json
    Directory listing
    https://data.nemar.org/on003645/v1.0.0/?format=json
    Catalog record
    https://api.nemar.org/datasets/on003645