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12.13.2023
High-resolution atlas charts neural neighborhoods for more than 5,300 cell types
10.12.2023
You have 3,000+ different kinds of brain cells, and more insights from the largest human brain cell atlases created to date
10.09.2023
Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes leaders who have demonstrated...
09.26.2023
NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded research will lay the groundwork to map entire brains in incredible detail
05.15.2023
Scientists find patterns in how disease-related genes switch on in the brain
In the News
05.04.2023
Hongkui Zeng, Ph.D., was recently appointed to the National Academy of Sciences for her pioneering work on the mouse brain. Interview at 9-minute mark...
05.02.2023
Zeng was chosen for her contributions to understanding the cells and connections of the brain.
04.20.2023
A striking finding was the increased variability of excitatory cell types in psychiatric diseases.
04.14.2023
(Photo credit: Seattle Times) Among ACT’s most cutting-edge collaborations is a project with researchers at the Allen Institute for Brain Science to...
04.06.2023
In an effort spanning more than 10 years, and using different approaches, two teams of researchers each identified about 5,000 distinct clusters that...
03.30.2023
Rebecca Hodge, Ph.D., from the Allen Institute for Brain Science on This Hour with Angie Seth (CTV)
03.15.2023
From probing neurons to grabbing microscope slides, cutting-edge equipment is helping neuroscientists advance research faster
03.13.2023
Monte Strohl donated his brain to research after his death, hoping to fuel science and help others with neurodegenerative conditions.
02.28.2023
Far-ranging neurons, targets for psychedelic drugs, and complex influence on brain activity — new studies yield insight into this tiny, sheet-like...
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12.22.2022
Technique built off rabies virus lets scientists trace backward flow of neural activity in the mouse brain
12.08.2022
Six early-career neuroscientists will help guide research into the complexities of the mammalian brain
11.28.2022
3D structures of cells and connections reveal new role for an understudied brain cell
11.12.2022
Neuroscientists send live human brain samples on a trip to glean insights into consciousness, therapy for depression and anxiety
11.11.2022
Neuroscientists are shedding literal light on the mouse claustrum, a tiny part of the brain with an outsized number of connections
10.31.2022
Quality control spies a spooky brain