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How the brain learns to find its next reward: Warm, warmer, hot!

Dec 13, 2023

Rewards don’t just reinforce a specific action—they quickly change the whole pattern of how we behave

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Scientists unveil first complete cellular map of adult mouse brain

Dec 13, 2023

High-resolution atlas charts neural neighborhoods for more than 5,300 cell types

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Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology launched by Allen Institute, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and the University of Washington will turn cells into recording devices to unlock secrets of disease

Dec 7, 2023

First-of-its-kind research initiative will develop technologies to reveal how changes in cells and genes over time influence human health and...

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The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Awards $10.5 Million to new Allen Distinguished Investigators

Nov 21, 2023

Research funding will support four projects focused on extracellular vesicles and three on sex hormones 

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Delving into the science of a mystifying optical illusion: visual masking

Nov 13, 2023

A new study sheds light on how our brains perceive — or fail to perceive — what we see

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The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Announces Allen Discovery Center for Neuroimmune interactions at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Nov 9, 2023

Multidisciplinary research center to define, map, and understand the health consequences of interactions between the nervous system and the immune...

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Society for Neuroscience to honor Michael Stryker, Allen Institute board member, with 2023 Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience

Nov 1, 2023

The award, which recognizes outstanding career and research achievements, is the highest honor bestowed by the Society for Neuroscience.

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Cancer Research Institute awards Ananda Goldrath, Ph.d., with the 2023 Frederick W. Alt Award

Oct 30, 2023

The annual honor recognizes outstanding success in academia or industry for research that has had a major impact in the field of immunology.

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What makes us human? Detailed cellular maps of the entire human brain reveal clues

Oct 12, 2023

You have 3,000+ different kinds of brain cells, and more insights from the largest human brain cell atlases created to date

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Hongkui Zeng, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Director of the Allen Institute for Brain Science, elected to National Academy of Medicine

Oct 9, 2023

Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes leaders who have demonstrated...

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