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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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Sorting neurons by their shape and activity to understand the elements making up the brain
To understand our brains, scientists need to know their components. This theme underlies a growing effort in neuroscience to define the different building blocks of the brain — its cells.
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A model for how the brain stays in sync
In the brain, connections are key. A mouse brain contains around a billion synapses, or physical connections between neurons, and our own brains house approximately 100 trillion.
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Allen Institute for Cell Science Debuts First Comprehensive View of Human Cell Division
The data-driven model sheds new light on mitosis, a critical process for human cells and a pivotal driver of cancer
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Out of Balance | Alyssa’s life with Crohn’s disease
Ever since Alyssa Clements can remember, she’s wanted to be a doctor. Her father is a chiropractor in south New Jersey, and his business partner was...
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New Cell Registry enables exploration of multiple brain cell type datasets
The Allen Institute for Brain Science, a division of the Allen Institute, has debuted a new data exploration tool for brain cell type data.
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How do living creatures take shape?
Think of the shape of life. Living creatures have forms ranging from a tiny rod-shaped bacterium, to a wrinkled, tusked behemoth of an elephant, to a...
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Q&A: A former experimental psychologist with a passion for data governance
Scientists everywhere are struggling with data. Paul Meijer, Ph.D., Director of Software Development at the newly launched Allen Institute for...
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Gene drives get a precision upgrade
Gene drives, a method to “drive” a new gene through a population in a way that bypasses the natural order of inheritance, were first developed...
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A new technique to make beating human heart cells glow
Allen Institute for Cell Science researchers have developed a new technique that will enable better understanding of human heart muscle cells.
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Data Stories | Addiction & the visual system
Researcher Randy Ellis studies computational neuroscience and addiction. Ellis uses the Allen Brain Observatory dataset in his work to find new ways...
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Incredible Maps Capture the Genetics and Connections of the Brain
Popular Mechanics - On April 2, 2013, the Obama administration announced an ambitious project to map the activity of every neuron in the human brain by 2023. One year later, we are starting to see the amazing results.
