Step 3: Accessing the Data 

Instructions for accessing imaging data can be seen here

Instructions for accessing the phenotypic data can be seen here

Some common questions from researchers (with our answers), plus additional guidance can be found here

We do request that any usage of Rockland Sample data is recognized through appropriate citation:

To reference the NKI-RS, please cite the following most up-to-date data release articles:

  1. Tobe et al, (2022). A longitudinal resource for studying connectome development and its psychiatric associations during childhood. Scientific Data 9, 300.
  2. Mackay-Brandit, (2025). An open, longitudinal resource for mapping interindividual variation in the aging connectome. MedRxiv.

You may also site the original NKI-RS publication:

  1. Nooner et al, (2012). The NKI-Rockland Sample: A model for accelerating the pace of discovery science in psychiatry. Frontiers in neuroscience 6, 152.