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The author, an intern in the editorial and media team of the Communications department, presents her poster on effective science communication strategies and the articles she wrote for the Allen Institute website. Photo by Jenny Burns / Allen Institute

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23 interns, 4 coffee machines, 1 summer: Through the eyes of this year’s cohort of budding science professionals

Aug 26, 2022

Allen Institute welcomes interns on-site for the first time since 2019 — these are some of their stories

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Data gathered with Neuropixels, tiny silicon probes capable of recording electrical activity from hundreds of neurons at a time.

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From 300,000 mouse neurons, scientists hope to glean how the brain drives behavior

Aug 23, 2022

New public dataset captures billions of electrical spikes from brains of animals trained to identify ‘oddball’ photos

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The Allen Institute’s bicycling group on their evening cycle in South Lake Union. Photo by Erik Dinnel / Allen Institute

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A prescription for exercise: Scientists want to help you find the best workout for your brain

Aug 9, 2022

Researchers are developing a fitness wearable to personalize exercise and lower the risks of dementia

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DNA’s molecular wrinkles: Why you might be older or younger than you think

Aug 3, 2022

‘Epigenetic clocks’ vary with disease and even by organ, but scientists are still trying to understand why

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Cell by cell, scientists are building a high-resolution map of brain changes in Alzheimer’s disease

Jul 28, 2022

A massive dataset of 1.2M brain cells shines a light on disease’s cellular roots

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DNA Typewriter keeps a record of cells’ long histories

Jul 21, 2022

Molecular recording device could be used to trace cell-by-cell growth of an entire animal

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A new open-access portal for human immunology data and tools

Jun 1, 2022

The Human Immune System Explorer offers an inside view into ongoing research on human health and disease

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Allen Institute neuroscientist Xana Waughman describes recordings of mouse neuron activity — in a technique known as 2-photon microscopy, scientists are able to capture neurons switching on and off through a fluorescent sensor engineered to light up with cellular activity. This technique is one of those used in OpenScope, a shared brain observatory program at the Allen Institute.

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New research to understand how the brain handles optical illusions and makes predictions

May 9, 2022

3 new projects launch on OpenScope, a shared neuroscience observatory at the Allen Institute

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Why is the human brain so difficult to understand? We asked 4 neuroscientists.

Apr 21, 2022

Thoughts, memories, sensations — why are we still in the dark about how they work?

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Online simulations offer scientists new views inside cells

Apr 4, 2022

Simularium Viewer provides interactive visual outputs of computational, biological models

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