# Auto-load SPL brain atlas? (already downloaded)

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/auto-load-spl-brain-atlas-already-downloaded/1642>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [December 12, 2017, 5:18am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/auto-load-spl-brain-atlas-already-downloaded/1642 "2017-12-12T05:18:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![aNonprofessional](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/anonprofessional/32/998_2.png) [@aNonprofessional](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/aNonprofessional)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 5:18am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/auto-load-spl-brain-atlas-already-downloaded/1642/1 "2017-12-12T05:18:27Z")

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Hello, I’ve been lurking here for a number of years, not really using Slicer much, my interest is not professional but is rather a long-term/sometimes & only marginally successful desire to learn brain anatomy. I recently had to reload Slicer (4.8.0) after a computer glitch, and was glad to also find & download a new version of SPL Brain Atlas, January 2017.  
[http://www.spl.harvard.edu/publications/item/view/2037](http://www.spl.harvard.edu/publications/item/view/2037)

I wonder if there is some way to auto-load the already downloaded SPL brain atlas when Slicer executes?

(I have an older version of Slicer that still does auto-load it, but I can’t see how it was accomplished.)

Thanks,  
Dan

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 2:10pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/auto-load-spl-brain-atlas-already-downloaded/1642/2 "2017-12-12T14:10:46Z")

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The easiest is to double-click on the atlas .mrb file - it should open the file in Slicer.

Alternatively, you can add a line to your application startup script (you can find its location in menu: Edit / Application settings / General / Application startup script) that loads the scene using `slicer.util.loadScene('some-scene-to-load.mrb')`.

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**Author:** ![aNonprofessional](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/anonprofessional/32/998_2.png) [@aNonprofessional](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/aNonprofessional)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 10:24pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/auto-load-spl-brain-atlas-already-downloaded/1642/3 "2017-12-12T22:24:41Z")

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Oh, too simple! Thanks! Perhaps all my questions to come may be that simple.

Dan