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Brain Health accelerator to transform our understanding of brain disorders and develop new treatments
the global collaborative research initiative will initially target Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s disease, ALS, and Lewy body dementia

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what extreme experience can teach us about consciousness
Christof Koch speaks to a global audience about psychedelics, unresponsive patients, and the unsolved mystery of conscious experience
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the new lab partner: AI and future scientific discovery
allen institute scientists and tech experts took the international stage to explore how human-machine partnerships are pushing the boundaries of science.
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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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sci shots: nervous and immune systems team up to take on parasites
pain-sensing neurons in the intestine give marching orders to the immune system to kick off an attack against parasites
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Partnering with Anthropic to supercharge research and help cure disease
From months to hours, autonomous AI agents will accelerate research in the quest for cures.
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Computer model predicts aspects of cognitive performance
The Allen Human Brain Atlas helped researchers design a model that looked at “intrinsic neural timescales”
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Allen Impact 2025
Technology and innovation are fueling discovery in science like never before we’re proud to be leading the way. 2025 was a year of tremendous impact...
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Allen Institute Announces inaugural Innovation Awards winners
Bold Ideas fueling the breakthroughs of tomorrow
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Scientists develop new way to “listen in” on the brain’s hidden language
Paradigm-shifting technology is changing how researchers do neuroscience
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Allen Institute scientists igniting curiosity of young minds
Students at the University of Puget sound are gaining valuable real-world insight and training using the Allen Institute's cutting edge resources and...
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Allen Institute sets sights on treatments for five brain diseases
The Brain Health Accelerator program aims to harness single-cell transcriptomics and cell-type-specific genetic tools to develop treatments for Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s diseases, Lewy body dementia and ALS.






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