Implementation of graph theory for novel approaches to analyze the brain in an easy, accurate, and reproducible manner requires a modern solution tool. Here, we present BRAPH 2.0 (BRain Analysis using graPH theory version 2.0, www.braph.org), a comprehensive extension of the first version of this software that includes these novel approaches.
The MatLab-based BRAPH 2.0 uses object-oriented programming and a completely new software engine to provide clear, robust, clean, modular, maintainable, and testable code. The core of BRAPH 2.0 consists of a set of functions that can automatically transform a user-provided script into an object that is intertwined with the rest of the code. In this way, BRAPH 2.0 provides a scaffold on which users can define custom analysis pipelines with alternative network measures, additional statistical tests, or different options for network visualization.
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