Abstract
Scientific reference management has become crucial in rapidly expanding fields of biology. Many of the reference management systems currently employed are reference centric and not object/process focused. BrainSnail is a reference management/knowledge representation application that tries to bridge disconnect between subject and reference in the fields of neuropharmacology, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. BrainSnail has been developed with considering both individual researcher and research group efforts.
Highlights
The way in which many of the current reference management software packages operate is reference centered [1, 2]
Features and functionalities BrainSnail is an application software package that allows for easy extraction of information from scientific literature and the display of interactions evident from the processed text
The anatomy layer is based on the nested relationships typical for the anatomical perception of regionalism in that brain regions have specific substances, receptors, transporters and genes that are documented in the literature
Summary
The way in which many of the current reference management software packages operate is reference centered [1, 2]. The goal in the development of the BrainSnail program was to offer a light-weight application that uses established relationships based on neuroanatomical and pharmacological properties and interactions that have been well established. It was decided to use an incremental approach to the augmentation of syntax, and relationships and element types have been chosen to flatten the learning curve of users while offering the flexibility to add new properties as they emerge in the literature.
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