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Mind trip: How psilocybin changes the brain

New research may help improve psychedelic therapy for neuropsychiatric disorders

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Allen Institute for Brain Science unveils world's first genome-wide spinal cord atlas

Landmark atlas holds vast potential to accelerate life-changing spinal cord research

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Autism Speaks spearheads collaborative grant with the Allen Institute for Brain Science and leading autism expert to analyze frontal lobe microstructure in autism

Research may provide insight into the biological causes of autism

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Allen Institute for Brain Science launches three new landmark atlas projects focusing on the human brain, developing brain, and spinal cord

Projects have vast potential to help scientists worldwide gain new insight into neurological diseases and disorders

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Allen Institute for Brain Science completes brain atlas

Allen Brain Atlas has enormous potential to help unlock the mysteries of neurological diseases and disorders affecting millions worldwide

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Allen Institute for Brain Science Announces First Major Data Release from its Brain Atlas

Atlas Will Further Research into Brain Function, Behavior and Diseases Worldwide

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Paul G. Allen Commits $100 Million to Brain Research

Seed Money Creates Allen Institute for Brain Science and Unprecedented Brain Atlas Project

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Glowing Human Cells May Shed Light On Sickness And Health

A nonprofit research group is giving scientists a new way to study the secret lives of human cells.

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CRISPR in color: Allen Institute edits genes to create color-coded stem cells

Researchers in Seattle have taken advantage of two of the hottest trends in biotech – cell reprogramming and CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing – to create human stem cells that glow as they turn into different tissue types.

media / The Scientist

Categorizing Brain Cells

The Scientist - The deeper scientists probe into the complexity of the human brain, the more questions seem to arise.

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Allen Institute’s leaders lay out vision for bringing more openness to Big Science

GeekWire - Big Science, Team Science, Open Science

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Big Science, Team Science, and Open Science for Neuroscience

Cell - The field of biomedical science enjoys worldwide prestige, notable triumphs, and significant funding.

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Vibrant New Brain Scans Reveal What Makes You You

Wired - Scientists can now trace neural pathways with astonishing precision, turning them into a kaleidoscopic portrait of your mind.

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Mouse Brain Visualized in Stunning 3D Detail

Live Science - One small step for man, one giant leap for mousekind.

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Allen Institute for Brain Science announces mapping of the mouse cortex in 3D

The Allen Institute for Brain Science has completed the three-dimensional mapping of the mouse cortex as part of the Allen Mouse Common Coordinate Framework (CCF): a standardized spatial coordinate system for comparing many types of data on the brain from the suite of Allen Brain Atlas resources.