About the dataset

The HCP Young Adult is mapping the healthy human connectome by collecting and freely distributing neuroimaging and behavioral data on 1,200 normal young adults, aged 22–35.

The project was carried out in two phases by a consortium of over 100 investigators and staff at 10 institutions.

  • Phase I (2010–2012): optimized data acquisition and preprocessing methods, refining pulse sequences and pipelines.
  • Phase II (2012–2015): acquired neuroimaging and behavioral data from 1,200 adults, recruited from ~300 families of twins and their non-twin siblings.
PIKamil Ugurbil (UMinn)
David Van Essen (WashU)
InstitutionWashington University in St. Louis
Study WebsiteHuman Connectome Project - Young Adult (HCP-YA)
Data Descriptor Paperhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.05.041
CUBIC Projectpennlinc_hcpya
DUAThe pennlinc_hcpya project on CUBIC contains imaging data only. Access requires proof of ConnectomeDB powered by BALSA registration and acceptance of the HCP Open Access Data Use Terms. Please email this proof to Tien Tong. More details here
Data Use RestrictionHCP-YA Data Use Restriction
Sample Size1206
Number of Sessions1206
CuBIDSNo
BABSYes (FAIRly-big)
DemographicsRestricted data. Request access here
Average Age (y)28.8
% Female54.4
% Right Handed84.9
BIDSRaw data are not available on the pennlinc_hcpya project.
QSIRecon Bundle Stats v1-0-0rc2
(1064/1206 complete)
ria+file:///cbica/projects/pennlinc_hcpya/data/qsirecon/output_ria#~data
/cbica/projects/pennlinc_hcpya/data/qsirecon/DANGER
QSIRecon HSVS Matrix v1-0-0rc2
(1064/1206 complete)
ria+file:///cbica/projects/pennlinc_hcpya/data/qsirecon_hsvs/output_ria#~data
/cbica/projects/pennlinc_hcpya/data/qsirecon_hsvs/DANGER
XCP-D v0-9-1
(1096/1206 complete)
ria+file:///cbica/projects/pennlinc_hcpya/data/rbc_xcpd/output_ria#~data
/cbica/projects/pennlinc_hcpya/data/rbc_xcpd/DANGER 
/usr/local/miniconda/bin/xcp_d \
  /scratch/rbc/SLURM_1832068_45/HCP-YA \
  /cbica/projects/RBC/slurmscratch/job-1832113-211821/ds/xcpd-0-9-1 \
  participant \
  --participant-label 211821 \
  --mode linc \
  --input-type hcp \
  --combine-runs \
  -w /cbica/projects/RBC/slurmscratch/job-1832113-211821/ds/.git/tmp/wkdir \
  --omp-nthreads 1 \
  --nprocs 1 \
  --atlases \
    4S1056Parcels \
    4S156Parcels \
    4S256Parcels \
    4S356Parcels \
    4S456Parcels \
    4S556Parcels \
    4S656Parcels \
    4S756Parcels \
    4S856Parcels \
    4S956Parcels \
    Glasser \
    Gordon \
    HCP \
    Tian \
  --fs-license-file /license.txt \
  --stop-on-first-crash \
  -vv
XCP-D v0.10.6
(1057/1206 complete)
/cbica/projects/Public_Studies/HCP-YA/Pipelines/HCP-YA_fMRI_2024/Protocols/XCP 
/usr/local/miniconda/bin/xcp_d \
  /cbica/projects/HCP_Data_Releases/HCP_1200/ \
  /cbica/home/kodibaga/COORDINATE_MDD/coordinate_mdd_sf_2025/Preprocessing/XCP-D/HCPYA_fMRI_2025/Protocols/XCP/ \
  participant \
  --mode nichart \
  --participant_label 100206 \
  --input-type hcp \
  --file-format nifti \
  --bids-filter-file /cbica/home/kodibaga/COORDINATE_MDD/coordinate_mdd_sf_2025/Preprocessing/XCP-D/HCPYA_fMRI_2025/bids_filter.json \
  -p gsr_only \
  -w /cbica/home/kodibaga/COORDINATE_MDD/coordinate_mdd_sf_2025/Preprocessing/XCP-D/HCPYA_fMRI_2025/work \
  --motion-filter-type lp \
  --band-stop-min 6 \
  --fd-thresh 0 \
  --head-radius auto \
  --dummy-scans auto \
  --min-coverage 0.5 \
  --smoothing 0 \
  --fs-license-file /cbica/home/kodibaga/COORDINATE_MDD/coordinate_mdd_sf_2025/Preprocessing/XCP-D/HCPYA_fMRI_2025/license.txt

Note: Access to /cbica/projects/Public_Studies requires approval from Dr. Christos Davatzikos.

DLMUSE v1.0.7
(1113/1206 complete)
/cbica/projects/Public_Studies/HCP-YA/Pipelines/HCP-YA_DLMUSE_2025/Results/DLMUSE_Volumes.csv

Note: Access to /cbica/projects/Public_Studies requires approval from Dr. Christos Davatzikos.

RAVENS
(1113/1206 complete)
/cbica/projects/Public_Studies/HCP-YA/Pipelines/HCP-YA_3D_DLICV_MASK_2023/Protocols/RAVENS

Note: Access to /cbica/projects/Public_Studies requires approval from Dr. Christos Davatzikos.


Funding
National Institutes of Health

Citation
Van Essen, D. C., Smith, S. M., Barch, D. M., Behrens, T. E., Yacoub, E., Ugurbil, K., & Wu-Minn HCP Consortium. (2013). The WU-Minn human connectome project: an overview. Neuroimage, 80, 62-79.