For any brain region, the behavioral conditions believed to support that behavior can be retrieved. BrainMap data naturally falls into a hierarchical structure. The highest level is the paper. Each paper is divided into one or more experiments. An experiment is a grouping, typically a pairing, of behavioral tasks for which differentially activated locations are reported.
Behavioral conditions identify the particular effects for which each experiment was designed.
Methodological details such as modality and tracer are also provided for each experiment. Each experiment includes one or more activated locations. Locations are the lowest, most basic level of the BrainMap hierarchy. All information within a paper is linked throughout the hierarchy, providing ease of access up and down the branches of the hierarchy. The user has the option of viewing any atlas section as region outlines or filled regions in any combination.