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The future of brain cell types research: A Q&A with Hongkui Zeng
September 3, 2020
New efforts to understand the human brain, the ‘why’ behind brain cell types, and how technology drives neuroscience
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Seattle researchers team up to build hi-res brain map of Alzheimer's disease
June 25, 2020
$40.5M NIH-funded project aims to pinpoint cells at the root of the progressive brain disease and home in on new therapeutic targets
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A new high-resolution, 3D map of the whole mouse brain
May 7, 2020
The reference atlas, years in the making, offers common ground to put neuroscience findings in context
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News from the Allen Institute for Brain Science: September 2020
September 10, 2020
Highlights include a Q&A with our Hongkui Zeng, team science in the era of remote work, a new approach to Alzheimer's disease research and more.
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The future of brain cell types research: A Q&A with Hongkui Zeng
September 3, 2020
New efforts to understand the human brain, the ‘why’ behind brain cell types, and how technology drives neuroscience
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A new approach to Alzheimer’s disease research
August 5, 2020
Most efforts to treat Alzheimer's disease simply haven't worked. That's why leading researchers in Seattle are teaming up with us to study early disease progression -- on a cellular level -- and develop a detailed map that could lead to more targeted therapeutics and hopefully someday, a cure.
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News from the Allen Institute for Brain Science: July 2020
July 1, 2020
Highlights include a new center for Alzheimer's disease research, new open science data and tools, a new 3D map of the whole mouse brain and more.
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Seattle researchers team up to build hi-res brain map of Alzheimer's disease
June 25, 2020
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A new high-resolution, 3D map of the whole mouse brain
May 7, 2020
The reference atlas, years in the making, offers common ground to put neuroscience findings in context
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Gamers square off against scientists in online neuron-tracing game
April 29, 2020
Work-and-game-at-home challenge pits Allen Institute researchers — well-versed in neuroscience but new to the online game — against veteran players of ‘Mozak’
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News from the Allen Institute for Brain Science: April 2020
April 22, 2020
Our buildin may be closed, but we are still open for science. Highlights include new phases for our neuroscience research, a new Data Stories, clues about a rare human brain cell and more.
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Data Stories | Understanding STING
April 2, 2020
See how researcher Kathryn McGuckin Wuertz is trying to understand the relationship between infectious diseases and neurological diseases.
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Scientists recreated part of the mouse brain on a computer — and showed it movies
March 18, 2020
The 230,000-cell simulation of part of the visual system can serve as a testbed for understanding general principles of the brain, its creators say
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What’s your favorite neuron? We asked 5 neuroscientists.
March 16, 2020
Once you’ve read this, you might have one too
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Data Stories | What our heartbeats reveal about our brains
March 10, 2020
The human brain pulses every time the heart beats. Scientists have used that tiny jiggle to reveal new insights about our neurons.
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New clues about a huge, rare human brain cell
March 3, 2020
Study finds human von Economo neurons’ closest cellular cousins and captures first electrical recordings from these large spindle-shaped brain cells.
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The neurons that respond to novelty
February 26, 2020
When mice see unfamiliar images, certain neurons in the visual part of their brains kick into high gear. Scientists think these neurons could be involved in learning.
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From brains to big data: How neuroscientists scale up research
February 12, 2020
A neuron’s months-long journey through the many sterile-gloved hands that make up a science pipeline
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Epilepsy treatment side effect: New insights about the brain
Associated Press
February 11, 2020
Live brain tissue donations by neurosurgery patients like Genette Hofmann are helping our scientists learn more about the brain.
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These visual neurons don’t work the way scientists thought, study finds
December 16, 2019
Less than 10% of neurons in the mouse visual system behave the way scientists thought most such cells work to perceive the outside world. What the other 90% are doing is far from clear.
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News from the Allen Institute for Brain Science: December 2019
December 11, 2019
Highlights include a new high-resolution map of how the brain is wired, a new Data Stories, mouse neurons unique to male or female brains, and more.
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These small proteins reveal a new kind of brain diversity
December 5, 2019
Endorphins and other neuropeptides vary widely between brain cell types and point to new possible targets for psychiatric drugs, study finds
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