Scientists use Open Ephys GUI to study how psychedelics affect the brain

Sep 16, 2025

(Photo credit: Ryan Young, Cornell University) Software co-created by the Allen Institute is helping scientist better understand psilocybin, which...

The power and promise of open science

Sep 15, 2025

How sharing knowledge accelerates innovation and advances discovery 

First-ever Open Science Quest supports the next generation of scientists

Jul 31, 2025

The course offered career and technical education credits that counted for high school graduation and helped prepare students for the realities of...

Scientists can now target the cells at the center of ALS

Jun 16, 2025

For the first time ever, scientists have developed a precise genetic toolkit that can target the exact nerve cells destroyed by ALS—a discovery that...

Allen Institute launches CellScapes initiative to transform our understanding of how human cells build tissues and organs

May 15, 2025

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...

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...

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...

2024 Impact Report

Jan 20, 2025

A year of breakthroughs and collaboration at the Allen Institute.

TReND CaMinA empowering the next generation of scientists in Africa

Jan 17, 2025

Register now for this year's TReND CaMinA at Lusaka, Zambia. Registration closes on January 31.