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Huberman Lab: How to Expand Your Consciousness with Dr. Christof Koch

Sep 15, 2025

Andrew Huberman speaks with Dr. Christof Koch, PhD, a pioneering researcher on the topic of consciousness, an investigator at the Allen Institute for...

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All of these images show a subset of more than 1,000 of the 120,000 brain cells (neuron + glia) reconstructed in the MICRONS project. Each reconstructed neuron is a different random color. In some of the images, a subset of the neurons have been rendered as glowing in different ways to represent the fact that this dataset includes functional recordings from a subset of neurons.

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The Scientist: A Map of the Impossible: MICrONS Delivers AI and Neuroscience Advances

Sep 15, 2025

Scientists characterized the largest sample of a neural circuit to date to improve artificial intelligence models and better understand the brain.

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Big Think: One neuroscientist’s deep dive into perception and reality

Sep 10, 2025

Neuroscientist Christof Koch explains how understanding this can deepen your connection to the world around you.

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KIRO 7: Stem cells provided by Allen Institute sent to space for research on International Space Station

Aug 24, 2025

In SpaceX’s latest launch of their Falcon 9 rocket early Sunday morning, the crew’s payload included stem cells for research on how to grow...

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Yahoo News: Stem cells provided by Allen Institute sent to space for research on International Space Station

Aug 24, 2025

In SpaceX’s latest launch of their Falcon 9 rocket early Sunday morning, the crew’s payload included stem cells for research on how to grow...

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The Chopra Well: Exploring Consciousness: Neuroscience, AI and the Nature of Reality

Aug 23, 2025

An insightful discussion with Dr. Christof Koch, a leading expert in neuroscience and consciousness. Discover how his work combines neuroscience with...

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KOMO: Stem cells used during space mission to help researchers study organ development, diseases

Aug 22, 2025

SpaceX is scheduled to launch a rocket into space from Florida on Saturday, August 23, 2025, with some very special cargo on board. Cedars-Sinai...

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GeekWire: Seattle’s Allen Institute provides stem cells for historic experiments in space

Aug 21, 2025

The Allen Institute for Cell Science is providing stem cells that will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket late Saturday night. These stem cells...

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Inside Precision Medicine: Needed ASAP: The Partnership Rewiring Neurodegeneration Research

Jul 29, 2025

Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) and the Allen Institute will examine neurodegenerative disease copathologies to develop precision...

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GeekWire: Tech Moves

Jul 18, 2025

The Allen Institute announced Sarah Norris Hall as chief financial officer.

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