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Cells that have been engineered to pinpoint specific parts with glowing molecular labels, part of the Allen Cell Collection.
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This human neuron is on a different wavelength than its mouse counterpart
Researchers at the Allen Institute have uncovered subtle but intriguing differences between a mouse and human neuron of the same kind. The differences...
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In-depth analysis sorts cells from the cerebral cortex into 133 types, lays groundwork to explore function.
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The Allen Institute houses some impressive statistics behind its glassy facade: more than 2.7 million high-resolution science images and nearly 1,400 hours of movies of brain activity shared with the global scientific community.
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Allen Institute founder Paul G. Allen died on Monday afternoon, October 15, 2018, from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in Seattle. He was 65...
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Photo credit: Leterrior/NeuroCyto Lab (A vast initiative documents the many types of cells, such as the neurons above, that exist in human brains.)
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New York Times: The Human Brain has a Dizzying Array of Mystery Cells
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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 its role in scientific breakthroughs, and how it helped shape the city as we know it.
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Scientific American: What Does It ‘Feel’ Like to Be a Chatbot?
Generative AI has made giant strides toward machine intelligence. Can machine consciousness be far behind? (By Christof Koch)
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Technology Networks: The Quest To Discover the Cell Types of the Brain
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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New York Times: 2 Leading Theories of Consciousness Square Off
(Photo credit: Van Royko) Scientists revealed the results of experiments testing how our brains give rise to conscious thought — and ended a 25-year-old bet.
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CNBC: New research sheds light on cause behind long COVID
Researchers from the Allen Institute and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center have discovered that an overactive inflammatory response could be at the root of many long COVID cases.
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CNBC: Allen Institute teams up with AWS to build first-ever map of the brain
Once the platform is complete, scientists could better understand links between genetics and different cognitive functions, as well as insights into diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
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KOMO: Human-induced stem cells from Seattle now in space
The stem-cell study is part of a series of NASA-funded experiments led by researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
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