Scientists will look especially closely at how such warming impacts brain development

Scientists at the new Allen Discovery Center will seek to identify the mechanisms behind resilience or vulnerability among species and populations as they face rapid changes in ocean conditions.

(Photo credit: Getty/Inc.) Inc. spoke with Kaitlyn Casimo, a doctor and neuroscientist who leads the education and engagement program at the Allen Institute. Casimo offered some helpful advice for students interested in entering a career in the growing field of neuroscience.

The goal is to diversify neuroscience, empower local students interested in STEM, and increase accessibility to science by bringing it to communities that historically faced barriers to access.

The Allen Brain Observatory to play the same role in neuroscience that the Hubble Space Telescope plays in astronomy or that the Large Hadron Collider plays in physics.

Disease-specific cells developed by the Allen Institute for Cell Science offer a new window into the world's most common genetic heart condition.

(Photo credit: Fierce Biotech) By helping scientists make generalizations about the disease by unearthing the common denominator between mutations, the cells could ultimately lead to more personalized treatment approaches.

(Photo credit: Technology Networks/iStock) BARseq reveals that peripheral inputs can alter the identity of cortical neurons during development.