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Projects launch to map brain connections in mouse and macaque

09.26.2023

NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded research will lay the groundwork to map entire brains in incredible detail

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‘Open Science Day’ to honor the Allen Institute

09.15.2023

You're invited to celebrate 'Open Science Day' Saturday in Seattle in honor of the Allen Institute's 20th Anniversary. This morning, we're looking at...

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What Does It ‘Feel’ Like to Be a Chatbot?

09.07.2023

Generative AI has made giant strides toward machine intelligence. Can machine consciousness be far behind? (By Christof Koch)

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The Quest To Discover the Cell Types of the Brain

08.30.2023

The goal is to uncover fundamental knowledge on diverse cell types and their three-dimensional organizational principles in these species’ brains.

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Comb jellies gives scientists hints of our nervous system’s past

08.29.2023

Ignored for a hundred years, comb jelly research is back in business

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Lab Notes | The mystery of long COVID

08.17.2023

Where are we with long COVID? Researchers at the Allen Institute and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center are working to understand the science behind this...

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Aging is evolutionary, according to a new molecular ‘clock’ that predicts age in all mammals

08.14.2023

The first-of-its-kind clock could also be used to test rejuvenation therapies

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SciShots: A tree-like mouse lung

08.07.2023

Scientists are learning the bartering system of two cell types to understand the lifecycle of a lung

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Brain expansion brings bigger brains and clearer images, with the help of a diaper chemical

08.03.2023

Clear, jelly-like mouse brains are the new gamechangers in neuroscience

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Allen Institute for Immunology partners with Lilly to better understand autoimmune disease

07.18.2023

The Institute will use cutting-edge molecular profiling techniques and advanced bioinformatics tools to enable precision medicine in clinical trials...

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Scientific Overview | ExA-SPIM

07.13.2023

A high-level explanation of the protocols necessary to implement the Expansion Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy (ExA–SPIM) pipeline

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Scientists work with neuropixels probes in the lab at the Allen Institute

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New OpenScope projects aim to shed light on how we process our visual world

07.11.2023

OpenScope is a shared neuroscience platform modeled after astronomy’s shared observatories

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Ananda Goldrath to Lead Allen Institute for Immunology

07.06.2023

Dr. Ananda Goldrath will join as the Executive Vice President of the Allen Institute for Immunology in fall of 2023.

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New York Times: 2 Leading Theories of Consciousness Square Off

07.01.2023

(Photo credit: Van Royko) Scientists revealed the results of experiments testing how our brains give rise to conscious thought — and ended a...

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Andy Hickl joins Allen Institute as Chief Technology Officer

06.23.2023

Hickl has led teams that used natural language processing, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and computer vision to tackle some of the...

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CNBC: New research sheds light on cause behind long COVID

06.16.2023

Researchers from the Allen Institute and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center have discovered that an overactive inflammatory response could be at the root...

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Mallory Rath, a long covid patient, posing during a hike.

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Long COVID’s long fallout

06.15.2023

Patients share their experiences of ongoing, debilitating symptoms nearly 3 years after initial infection 

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A new, custom-built microscope is capturing stunning views of the brain

06.12.2023

‘ExA-SPIM’ microscope borrows from electronics industry to image incredible detail in an entire mouse brain

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Data heat map from long covid research by the Allen Institute for Immunology

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Many long COVID patients suffer from persistent inflammation, study finds

06.09.2023

Molecular footprint of the chronic condition could help guide clinical trial and treatment decisions

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