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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...

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Sink or Swim: Navigating the deep waters of neuroscience research

Jun 5, 2025

Charting a course to understand brain function and neurodegenerative disease through the Shanahan Fellowship.

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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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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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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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