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+# BrainKB UI
+BrainKB UI is the user interface component of the BrainKB project, a large-scale knowledge graph infrastructure designed to facilitate neuroscience research by enabling intuitive exploration, search, analysis, and visualization of neuroscience knowledge. This repository contains the front-end code that powers the BrainKB user experience.