Scientists create ChatGPT-like AI model for neuroscience to build detailed mouse brain map

Oct 7, 2025

Scientists create ChatGPT-like AI model for neuroscience to build one of the most detailed mouse brain maps to date.

Lab Notes | Why don’t we understand the brain?

Aug 18, 2025

[First published March 14, 2022] Scientists have known for centuries that the brain is the seat of human thought, but we’re still in the dark about...

Mapping the brain to improve lives

Jul 17, 2025

A collaborative effort between UW and the Allen Institute is creating a first-of-its-kind brain atlas, paving the way for breakthroughs in brain...

Lab Notes | The digital brain

Jul 16, 2025

Unlocking the Mind’s Virtual Twin

Scientists can now target the cells at the center of ALS

Jun 16, 2025

For the first time ever, scientists have developed a precise genetic toolkit that can target the exact nerve cells destroyed by ALS—a discovery that...

Scientists create next generation of tools in battle against brain disease: The Armamentarium

May 21, 2025

The findings contained in eight studies could lead to targeted gene therapies for brain disorders 

Attempting the impossible: A 20-year journey to learn the language of the brain

Apr 9, 2025

In what is considered the most complicated neuroscience experiment ever attempted, scientists from the Allen Institute and global collaborators have...

Scientists complete largest wiring diagram and functional map of the brain to date

Apr 9, 2025

The MICrONS Project is considered the most complicated neuroscience experiment ever attempted 

Revealing the largest wiring diagram and functional map of the brain through MICrONS

Apr 9, 2025

Scientists have created the largest wiring diagram and functional map of an animal brain

Explore the connections of the brain – MICrONS neuroscience data insights

Apr 9, 2025

This video showcases neuroscience data insights from the MICrONS project

Breakthrough Dravet Syndrome gene therapy in mice brings new hope to families

Mar 19, 2025

In a groundbreaking advancement scientists have developed a new gene replacement therapy in mice that could lead to more effective treatments in...

Brainy fun for all ages at BrainFest 2025

Mar 18, 2025

Thousands of visitors gathered to explore their amazing brains at the second annual BrainFest, a partnership of the Allen Institute and Pacific...

TReND CaMinA empowering the next generation of scientists in Africa

Jan 17, 2025

Register now for this year's TReND CaMinA at Lusaka, Zambia. Registration closes on January 31.

Key players in brain aging: New research identifies age-related damage on a cellular level 

Jan 1, 2025

Canadian Ph.D. student, Sam Mestern, wins first MapMySpikes challenge

Dec 9, 2024

The Allen Institute for Brain Science’s MapMySpikes challenge aimed to address a key challenge in neuroscience by making connections between...

New study traces Alzheimer’s ‘pathology clock’ at unprecedented cellular resolution

Oct 14, 2024

Scientists map Alzheimer’s advance at fine cellular level and identify some of the first neurons lost to disease, providing potential targets for...

Global effort to map the human brain releases first data

Oct 1, 2024

The BICAN Rapid Release Inventory provides early access to comprehensive single-cell data, aiming to accelerate brain research.

Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain: Ten years of collaboration and community

Sep 24, 2024

A two-week summer camp for neuroscience students building bridges, surfacing insights, and teaching cutting-edge computational methods

New AI method sheds light on brain cell diversity

Sep 23, 2024

Researchers develop a machine learning approach to classify brain cells more precisely, which could aid studies into their role in health and disease.

Allen Institute scientists awarded $1 million to research gene therapy for Dravet syndrome

Aug 20, 2024

Washington Research Foundation grant will accelerate gene therapy development for the rare, devastating disorder.