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02.28.2023
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12.22.2022
Technique built off rabies virus lets scientists trace backward flow of neural activity in the mouse brain
News
12.08.2022
Six early-career neuroscientists will help guide research into the complexities of the mammalian brain
11.28.2022
3D structures of cells and connections reveal new role for an understudied brain cell
11.12.2022
Neuroscientists send live human brain samples on a trip to glean insights into consciousness, therapy for depression and anxiety
11.09.2022
In circuit neuroscience
10.31.2022
Quality control spies a spooky brain
10.14.2022
The shape-shifting microglia play a vital role in maintaining brain health
09.16.2022
Microglial cells act as the brain’s waste disposal when healthy — can they be manipulated to protect against disease?
Video
07.29.2022
Pinpointing the cellular roots of Alzheimer's disease to find new targets for treatments and therapies.
07.08.2022
Scientists are piecing together the puzzle of the brain using light-sheet microscopy
06.30.2022
Scientists are using tumor “spheroids” to study glioblastoma, a deadly brain cancer
Podcast
05.26.2022
Can we put a number on human consciousness?
05.20.2022
Scientists are sifting through the hundreds of thousands of brain cells present in a cubic millimeter of mouse brain
05.09.2022
3 new projects launch on OpenScope, a shared neuroscience observatory
04.21.2022
Thoughts, memories, sensations — why are we still in the dark about how they work?
03.18.2022
Scientists on the OpenScope team help share the Allen Institute’s ‘observatory of the mind’ with the larger scientific community
03.17.2022
Examine multimodal data from thousands of cells across three mammalian species with the Cell Type Knowledge Explorer
Researchers on the EM team are viewing the brain in unprecedented detail
03.16.2022
When Luke Campagnola isn't investigating the complexities of mammalian brain circuitry, he's spending time with family and practicing parkour.
Scientists in this laboratory are exploring the molecular details of human — and other primate — brain cells
