Allen Brain Atlas resources shed light on the brain's functional networks

When it comes to behaviors like vision, language, episodic memory and spatial attention, no brain region is an island. Allen Brain Atlas resources have recently helped researchers uncover the molecular mechanisms behind how the regions of the brain communicate.

Brain Waves: Making data beautiful

Watch our most recent video to see how we take our big, robust data sets from spreadsheets to stunning visuals. 

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Translating the brain's signals

Allen Institute researchers are rigging up a way to translate between two different kinds of data collected on the brain.

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Hacking neurons in 3D

Scientists from around the world came to Seattle to generate the gold standard of three dimensional neural reconstructions as part of the global BigNeuron project.

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