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Common Coordinate Framework | Tutorial

Discover how to use the Common Coordinate Framework.

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The Common Coordinate Framework is a complete, high-resolution 3D atlas of the mouse brain meant to serve as a common reference for the neuroscience community. It enables precise co-registration of any mouse brain data from any research group onto a common 3D space and provides fine anatomical detail to the location of individual cells.

There are two main ways to explore the CCF:

2D Interactive atlas viewer

online 3D Allen Brain Explorer

Maitham Naeemi

Data Analyst

Science Programs at Allen Institute