# ISO/IEC TS 27571:2026 **Domain:** Brain-Computer Interfaces / Data Standards **Doc Type:** Standards Node **Status:** Published Technical Specification, April 2026 **Related:** [[ISO-IEC 8663-2025]], [[BCI Metadata]], [[Non-Invasive BCI]], [[Multimodal Neural Data]] --- ## Definition **ISO/IEC TS 27571:2026**, *Information technology — Brain-computer interfaces — Data format for noninvasive brain information collection*, specifies basic data elements, technology-specific information, metadata and annotations, naming conventions, and an extensible modular structure for non-invasive BCI data. ## Scope The published scope includes EEG, MEG, fNIRS, and fMRI and applications ranging from neurological rehabilitation to human-computer interaction. The specification supports interoperability at the data-format layer; it does not by itself standardize every acquisition protocol, decoder, clinical workflow, or continuity claim. ## Primary source - [ISO catalogue entry](https://www.iso.org/standard/71679.html)