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The Subject Matter section allows you to annotate the Dandiset with links to terms in ontologies. Use `Generic Type`
for any type other than `Anatomy` or `Disorder`.

The [EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ols4/index) is a useful resource for searching for ontology terms, aggregating search across many excellent ontologies.

* Brain areas and cell types should be annotated using the `Anatomy` type.
* Diseases and disorders should be annotated using the `Disorder` type.

The [Cognitive Atlas](http://www.cognitiveatlas.org/) is a useful resource for annotating cognitive functions, concepts, and tasks using the `Generic Type` type.

### Ethics Approvals

The Ethics Approvals section allows you to provide information about the ethics approvals that were obtained for the
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