# What is NIPY for?

The purpose of NIPY is to make it easier to do better brain imaging research. We believe that neuroscience ideas and analysis ideas develop together. Good ideas come from understanding; understanding comes from clarity, and clarity must come from well-designed teaching materials and well-designed software. The software must be designed as a natural extension of the underlying ideas.

We aim to build software that is:

- clearly written

- clearly explained

- a good fit for the underlying ideas

- a natural home for collaboration

We hope that, if we fail to do this, you will let us know. We will try and make it better.

The NIPY team