Research on largest network of cortical neurons to date published in Nature

Even the simplest networks of neurons in the brain are composed of millions of connections, and examining these vast networks is critical to understanding how the brain works.

Brain Waves: Sorting cells with genes

Researchers at the Allen Institute use gene expression from single cells to answer the question, how many types of cells are there in the brain? 

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Cell sorting work published in Nature Neuroscience

Allen Institute scientists have identified 49 distinct cell types in the mouse visual cortex in a detailed taxonomy.

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IARPA awards $18.7 million contract to reconstruct neuronal connections

The largest reconstruction of connections between cortical brain cells ever created will shed light on how the brain computes information.

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Automating single cell studies in the brain

In order to understand the cells in the living brain, it is important to study them one at a time. Allen Institute researchers are making strides toward automating that process, as they describe in research published in Scientific Reports.

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