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Serendipity and Synapses: How a part-time job unlocked a passion for brain-mapping

May 28, 2025

For Sven Dorkenwald, Ph.D., mapping the brain's connections was more than a job; it became a passion sparked by a simple twist of fate.

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Allen Institute opens Education Lab to support and inspire next generation of scientists in Seattle and beyond

May 23, 2025

The 13-hundred-square-foot lab integrates advanced equipment with the Allen Institute’s massive data resources to provide an unparalleled learning...

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Allen Institute Education Lab to offer innovative training and workshops to current and future scientists

May 22, 2025

The custom-built 1327 ft² learning space immerses students, educators, and scientists in authentic learning experiences powered by the Allen...

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Different populations of cells in the mouse brain, each one targeted with high specificity by one of the many new genetic tools developed at the Allen Institute.

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Scientists create next generation of tools in battle against brain disease: The Armamentarium

May 21, 2025

The findings contained in eight studies could lead to targeted gene therapies for brain disorders 

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CellScapes: Launching a new era of cellular biology

May 15, 2025

CellScapes introduces a groundbreaking approach that will combine cutting-edge imaging and powerful computer models to track how cells change,...

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Landmark experiment sheds new light on the origins of consciousness

Apr 30, 2025

Findings suggest it may be about sensory processing and perception, with possible implications for diagnosing and treating comas or vegetative states.

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Jessica Oparebea is hoping to use science to heal and restore lives

Apr 10, 2025

Jessica is pursuing a future in neuroscience and optics, and is researching brain-machine interfaces and non-invasive neurotechnology that could one...

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Attempting the impossible: A 20-year journey to learn the language of the brain

Apr 9, 2025

In what is considered the most complicated neuroscience experiment ever attempted, scientists from the Allen Institute and global collaborators have...

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Scientists complete largest wiring diagram and functional map of the brain to date

Apr 9, 2025

The MICrONS Project is considered the most complicated neuroscience experiment ever attempted 

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Revealing the largest wiring diagram and functional map of the brain through MICrONS

Apr 9, 2025

Scientists have created the largest wiring diagram and functional map of an animal brain

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Explore the connections of the brain – MICrONS neuroscience data insights

Apr 9, 2025

This video showcases neuroscience data insights from the MICrONS project

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Announcing a shift from brain science to Brian science

Apr 1, 2025

Leading researchers at Allen Institute to study interests, behaviors, and brains of Brians.

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Breakthrough Dravet Syndrome gene therapy in mice brings new hope to families

Mar 19, 2025

In a groundbreaking advancement scientists have developed a new gene replacement therapy in mice that could lead to more effective treatments in...

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Brainy fun for all ages at BrainFest 2025

Mar 18, 2025

Thousands of visitors gathered to explore their amazing brains at the second annual BrainFest, a partnership of the Allen Institute and Pacific...

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World’s first crowd-sourced neuroscience study aims to understand how our brains predict the future

Mar 14, 2025

Using the Allen Institute’s OpenScope platform, experiments will probe brain functions related to “predictive processing” 

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The World’s Observatory of the Mind | OpenScope

Mar 14, 2025

Great questions can come from anywhere. OpenScope is an open platform for high-throughput and reproducible neurophysiology.

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What are the parts of the brain?

Mar 12, 2025

Enjoy this visual and informative journey as we explore the brain’s many regions and parts. Scientists at the Allen Institute around the world are...

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What is the brain?

Mar 11, 2025

The brain is one of the most mysterious organs in the human body. Dr. Kaitlyn Casimo, an education and engagement manager at Allen Institute, shares...

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A visualization of a large-scale model of a mouse visual cortex brain circuit, built at the Allen Institute and containing 230,000 neuron building-block models, recently published in the journal Neuron. Image courtesy of Sergey Gratiy, Ph.D.

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The last two-author neuroscience paper?

Mar 3, 2025

Author lists on papers have ballooned, and it’s getting hard to discern contribution.

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