All pages in NeuroWiki are tagged using a structured taxonomy. Tags use singular nouns and are organized into three namespaces.
Tag Namespaces
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Every page gets exactly one `section:` tag matching its content directory. This determines where the page appears in the wiki navigation.
...All pages in NeuroWiki are tagged using a structured taxonomy. Tags use singular nouns and are organized into three namespaces.
Tag Namespaces
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Every page gets exactly one `section:` tag matching its content directory. This determines where the page appears in the wiki navigation.
| Tag | Description |
|-----|-------------|
| `section:entities` | Genes and proteins |
| `section:diseases` | Disease pages |
| `section:mechanisms` | Molecular pathways |
| `section:therapeutics` | Drug therapies |
| `section:biomarkers` | Diagnostic markers |
| `section:cell-types` | Cell type pages |
| `section:brain-regions` | Neuroanatomy |
| `section:researchers` | Investigators |
| `section:institutions` | Universities, hospitals |
| `section:companies` | Pharma, biotech |
| `section:organizations` | Non-profits, foundations |
| `section:clinical-trials` | Human studies |
| `section:experiments` | Research proposals |
| `section:ideas` | Therapeutic hypotheses |
| `section:hypotheses` | Testable hypotheses |
| `section:events` | Conferences, workshops |
| `section:investment` | Funding, market data |
| `section:datasets` | Public datasets |
| `section:meta` | Wiki documentation |
Each page gets exactly one `kind:` tag describing what type of entity it covers.
| Tag | Description |
|-----|-------------|
| `kind:gene` | Gene pages |
| `kind:protein` | Protein pages |
| `kind:disease` | Disease pages |
| `kind:mechanism` | Molecular pathways |
| `kind:therapeutic` | Drug therapies, treatments |
| `kind:biomarker` | Diagnostic or prognostic markers |
| `kind:cell-type` | Cell type pages |
| `kind:brain-region` | Brain region pages |
| `kind:circuit` | Neural circuits |
| `kind:researcher` | Investigator profiles |
| `kind:institution` | Universities, hospitals, research centers |
| `kind:company` | Pharma, biotech, medtech companies |
| `kind:organization` | Non-profits, foundations, advocacy groups |
| `kind:clinical-trial` | Clinical trial registrations |
| `kind:experiment` | Experimental proposals |
| `kind:hypothesis` | Testable hypotheses |
| `kind:therapy-idea` | Therapeutic concepts in development |
| `kind:gap-analysis` | Knowledge gaps |
| `kind:event` | Conference, symposium, workshop |
| `kind:dataset` | Public datasets |
| `kind:investment` | Funding rounds, market data |
| `kind:redirect` | Redirect stub page |
| `kind:documentation` | Wiki meta-documentation |
Topic tags are optional but encouraged for cross-disease content. They indicate which disease areas a page is most relevant to.
| Tag | Disease Area |
|-----|-------------|
| `topic:alzheimers` | Alzheimer's disease |
| `topic:parkinsons` | Parkinson's disease |
| `topic:als` | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| `topic:ftd` | Frontotemporal dementia |
| `topic:psp` | Progressive supranuclear palsy |
| `topic:cbs` | Corticobasal syndrome |
| `topic:dlb` | Dementia with Lewy bodies |
| `topic:msa` | Multiple system atrophy |
| `topic:hd` | Huntington's disease |
| `topic:neuroinflammation` | Neuroinflammatory mechanisms |
| `topic:protein-aggregation` | Protein misfolding and aggregation |
| `topic:autophagy` | Autophagy and lysosomal pathways |
| `topic:mitochondria` | Mitochondrial biology |
| `topic:neurogenesis` | Neural development and regeneration |
Tagging Rules
Singular nouns: Use `kind:gene` not `kind:genes`
Lowercase with hyphens: `kind:cell-type` not `kind:CellType`
One section tag + one kind tag per page (minimum)
Topic tags are optional but recommended for cross-disease relevance
State tags: Pages that are redirects use `state:redirect`title: "APP Gene"
description: "Amyloid Precursor Protein — central to amyloid formation in Alzheimer's disease"
published: true
tags: section:entities, kind:gene, topic:alzheimers
editor: markdown
See Also
- [Content Contribution Guide](/Meta/content-contribution-guide) — How to use tags when creating pages](/Meta/content-contribution-guide)
- [Page Taxonomy](/scripts/page_taxonomy.py) — Canonical sections, tags, and path prefixes
- [Editing Standards](/Meta/editing-standards) — Markdown and reference formatting
References
[NeuroWiki Tag Taxonomy — Internal Documentation (2026)](https://github.com/orgs/neurowiki/repos/neurowiki)