Building a BIDS dataset is a bit like building a house: you have to start with a good foundation, subsequently you do the bulk of the work and finally you apply the finishing touch.
- Phase 1
- collect and organize all "source" files in the right directory structure
- Phase 2
- convert the DICOM "source" data to NIFTI and/or rename the NIFTI files
- convert the MEG "source" data and/or rename the MEG data files
- convert the EEG "source" data and/or rename the EEG data files
- convert the iEEG "source" data and/or rename the iEEG data files
- convert the presentation and/or behavioural "source" data and/or rename them
- Phase 3
- create the sidecar files
- complete the details in the sidecar files that can be obtained from the data files
- some details may need to come from the header in the "source" data
- complete the sidecar files with the knowledge that only the researcher has