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Landmark experiment sheds new light on the origins of consciousness
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Neuroscientists draw up a ‘parts list’ covering 133 different types of brain cells
GeekWire - How many different kinds of cells are there in the brain? At least 133 kinds
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Allen Institute Releases Data from 30,000 Brain Cells in Action
The Allen Institute for Brain Science, a division of the Allen Institute, today announced new data aimed at helping researchers understand the various types of cells in the brain and how cells compute visual information.
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Machine Learning Technique to Predict Human Cells' Organization Published in Nature Methods
Artificial intelligence approach could be used in cancer biology, regenerative medicine.
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Meet the Rose Hip Cell, a New Kind of Neuron
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What Makes A Human Brain Unique? A Newly Discovered Neuron May Be A Clue
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Scientists Discover A New Type Of Brain Cell In Humans
Forbes - An international team of 34 scientists has identified a new type of brain cell in humans not found in other well-studied species.
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Allen Institute for Brain Science Database Release Nearly Doubles Mouse Brain Cell Data
The Allen Institute for Brain Science today announced the release of new data, tools to analyze those data and a new web-based 3D viewer to explore anatomy and connections in the mouse brain, the Allen Brain Explorer.
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The Quest to Decode the Brain
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Diversity of Cortical Neurons Captured in Comprehensive Computer Models
The Allen Institute for Brain Science has produced the first comprehensive, publicly available database of predictive neuron models, along with their corresponding data.
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