[BEP044] Request for Comments: Extension Proposal for Stimulus Files and Annotations (Stim-BIDS)

[Seyed Yahya Shirazi]

Dear BIDS Community,

We are excited to announce that the Stim-BIDS Extension Proposal (BEP044) for standardizing stimulus files and their annotations is now ready for public comments and review. This BEP addresses the need for a structured way to organize, reference, and annotate stimulus files within BIDS datasets.

Key features of the proposal include:

* A standardized structure for the `/stimuli` directory
* Introduction of `stimuli.tsv/json` for listing and describing stimulus files
* Support for both still and time-varying stimulus annotations
* Compatibility with existing BIDS events files
* Enhanced FAIR principles for stimulus sharing

The full proposal is available for review at:

* Pull Request: https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-specification/pull/2022
* HTML Preview: https://bids-specification--2022.org.readthedocs.build/en/2022/modality-specific-files/stimuli.html
* Example Implementation: https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-examples/pull/433

We welcome feedback from the community in any of the following ways:

1. Comment directly on the GitHub pull request (or the corresponding issue)
2. Email the moderators (for example, shi...@ieee.org)
3. Respond to this thread

Your input is crucial in ensuring this specification meets the needs of the neuroimaging community.

Thanks,
Seyed Yahya Shirazi and the BEP044 team

Note: Cross-posted to [BIDS Google Group/Neurostars]