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[FIX] Clarify that EDF/BDF files MUST have lower case extensions in BIDS #927

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19 changes: 6 additions & 13 deletions src/04-modality-specific-files/03-electroencephalography.md
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Expand Up @@ -18,19 +18,12 @@ The EEG community uses a variety of formats for storing raw data, and there is
no single standard that all researchers agree on. For BIDS, EEG data MUST be
stored in one of the following formats:

- [European data format](https://www.edfplus.info/)
(including [`edf+`](https://www.edfplus.info/specs/edfplus.html);
each recording consisting of a `.edf` file)

- [BrainVision Core Data Format](https://www.brainproducts.com/productdetails.php?id=21&tab=5)
(Each recording consisting of a `.vhdr`, `.vmrk`, `.eeg` file triplet)

- The format used by the MATLAB toolbox [EEGLAB](https://sccn.ucsd.edu/eeglab)
(Each recording consisting of a `.set` file with an optional `.fdt` file)

- [Biosemi](https://www.biosemi.com/) data format
(including [`bdf+`](https://www.teuniz.net/edfbrowser/bdfplus%20format%20description.html);
each recording consisting of a `.bdf` file)
| **Format** | **Extension(s)** | **Description** |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [European data format](https://www.edfplus.info/) | `.edf` | Each recording consists of a single `.edf` file. [`edf+`](https://www.edfplus.info/specs/edfplus.html) files are permitted. The capital `.EDF` extension MUST NOT be used. |
| [BrainVision Core Data Format](https://www.brainproducts.com/productdetails.php?id=21&tab=5) | `.vhdr`, `.vmrk`, `.eeg` | Each recording consists of a `.vhdr`, `.vmrk`, `.eeg` file triplet. |
| [EEGLAB](https://sccn.ucsd.edu/eeglab) | `.set`, `.fdt` | The format used by the MATLAB toolbox [EEGLAB](https://sccn.ucsd.edu/eeglab). Each recording consists of a `.set` file with an optional `.fdt` file. |
| [Biosemi](https://www.biosemi.com/) | `.bdf` | Each recording consists of a single `.bdf` file. [`bdf+`](https://www.teuniz.net/edfbrowser/bdfplus%20format%20description.html) files are permitted. The capital `.BDF` extension MUST NOT be used. |

It is RECOMMENDED to use the European data format, or the BrainVision data
format. It is furthermore discouraged to use the other accepted formats over
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Expand Up @@ -18,21 +18,13 @@ The iEEG community uses a variety of formats for storing raw data, and there is
no single standard that all researchers agree on. For BIDS, iEEG data MUST be
stored in one of the following formats:

- [European data format](https://www.edfplus.info/)
(including [`edf+`](https://www.edfplus.info/specs/edfplus.html);
each recording consisting of a `.edf` file)

- [BrainVision Core Data Format](https://www.brainproducts.com/productdetails.php?id=21&tab=5)
(Each recording consisting of a `.vhdr`, `.vmrk`, `.eeg` file triplet)

- The format used by the MATLAB toolbox [EEGLAB](https://sccn.ucsd.edu/eeglab)
(Each recording consisting of a `.set` file with an optional `.fdt` file)

- [Neurodata Without Borders](https://nwb-schema.readthedocs.io)
(Each recording consisting of a `.nwb` file)

- [MEF3](https://msel.mayo.edu/files/codes/MEF%203%20Specification.pdf)
(Each recording consisting of a `.mefd` directory)
| **Format** | **Extension(s)** | **Description** |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [European data format](https://www.edfplus.info/) | `.edf` | Each recording consists of a `.edf` single file. [`edf+`](https://www.edfplus.info/specs/edfplus.html) files are permitted. The capital `.EDF` extension MUST NOT be used. |
| [BrainVision Core Data Format](https://www.brainproducts.com/productdetails.php?id=21&tab=5) | `.vhdr`, `.vmrk`, `.eeg` | Each recording consists of a `.vhdr`, `.vmrk`, `.eeg` file triplet. |
| [EEGLAB](https://sccn.ucsd.edu/eeglab) | `.set`, `.fdt` | The format used by the MATLAB toolbox [EEGLAB](https://sccn.ucsd.edu/eeglab). Each recording consists of a `.set` file with an optional `.fdt` file. |
| [Neurodata Without Borders](https://nwb-schema.readthedocs.io) | `.nwb` | Each recording consists of a single `.nwb` file. |
| [MEF3](https://msel.mayo.edu/files/codes/MEF%203%20Specification.pdf) | `.mefd` | Each recording consists of a `.mefd` directory. |

It is RECOMMENDED to use the European data format, or the BrainVision data
format. It is furthermore discouraged to use the other accepted formats over
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