African-Brain-Data-Network/ABDN_2026_FELLOWSHIP_COHORT

# ABDN Fellowship 2026 Cohort Repository ## 🧠 Overview Welcome to the **ABDN Fellowship 2026 Participant Repository**. This repository serves as the central workspace for: * Lecture materials * Assignments and exercises * Participant submissions * Final research outputs It is designed to support a **structured, hands-on learning experience** across multiple neuroimaging and neuroscience modalities. --- ## 🔬 Modalities Participants will engage in one or more of the following tracks: * **EEG (Electroencephalography)** * **MRI / fMRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Functional MRI)** * **Electrophysiology** * **fNIRS (Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy)** Each modality follows a consistent progression: > Foundations → Data Acquisition → Data Analysis → Scientific Writing → Final Project --- ## 📁 Repository Structure ``` abdn-2026-cohort/ ├── lectures/ # Slides, notes, and resources │ ├── eeg/ │ ├── mri_fmri/ │ ├── electrophysiology/ │ └── fnirs/ │ ├── assignments/ # Tasks and instructions │ ├── eeg/ │ ├── mri_fmri/ │ ├── electrophysiology/ │ └── fnirs/ │ ├── participants/ # Individual participant submissions │ └── / │ ├── eeg/ │ ├── mri_fmri/ │ ├── electrophysiology/ │ └── fnirs/ │ ├── templates/ # Report + notebook templates │ ├── datasets/ # Links or small datasets (no large files) │ └── showcase/ # Selected outstanding work ├── best_papers/ └── posters/ ``` --- ## 🚀 Getting Started 1. Clone the repository: ```bash git clone github.com cd abdn-2026-cohort ``` 2. Create your participant folder: ```bash mkdir -p participants/your_name/{eeg,mri_fmri,electrophysiology,fnirs} ``` 3. Check your assigned modality and begin with: * `lectures/ /` * `assignments/ /` --- ## 📥 Submission Guidelines ### 🔹 General Rules * All work must be submitted via **GitHub (no email submissions)** * Commit regularly (d …