Introduction to HED

Why HED?

Why use HED?

HED (Hierarchical Event Descriptors) is an infrastructure and a controlled vocabulary that allows researchers to annotate their experimental data, especially events, so that tools can automatically use this information in analysis.

For more information on using Hierarchical Event Descriptors (HED) visit HED examples:

Installing hed-javascript

The hed-javascript tools are available on npm and can be installed using using the following command:

>>> npm install hed-validator

Finding help

Documentation:

See HED resources for user documentation and tutorials.

Mailing lists and forums:

• Don’t hesitate to ask questions about the python hedtools on NeuroStars.

Issues and problems:

• If you notice a bug in the python hedtools code or encounter other problems using the tools, please open an issue in the hed-javascript repository on github.