Allen Institute for Brain Science announces mapping of the mouse cortex in three dimensions

The Allen Institute for Brain Science has completed the three-dimensional mapping of the mouse cortex as part of the Allen Mouse Common Coordinate Framework (CCF): a standardized spatial coordinate system for comparing many types of data on the brain from the suite of Allen Brain Atlas resources.

Video: Data Stories | Exploring the teenage brain

Researchers at the University of Cambridge merged data from the Allen Human Brain Atlas with MRI brain scans and made an important discovery about the teenage brain.

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Showcase Symposium, December 13-14, 2016

Join scientists from the Allen Institute for Brain Science and the Allen Institute for Cell Science in the exploration of understanding the brain through innovative, team science approaches and our study of the human cell as an integrated system.

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A fork in the road of human brain development

Allen Institute scientists have published work in the journal Cell Stem Cell that illuminates a crucial moment in the lineage of human brain cells.

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Announcing the 2016 Next Generation Leaders

Our newest cohort of Next Generation Leaders are six esteemed young scientists who will provide feedback in both formal and informal settings to researchers at the Allen Institute.

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Big Science, Team Science and Open Science for Neuroscience

Christof Koch, Ph.D., and Allan Jones, Ph.D., write for the journal Neuron about the Allen Institute's unique approach to neuroscience.

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2016 Annual Report: Multiscale Approaches to Move Science Forward

Read the Allen Institute's Annual Report, featuring stories on the Allen Brain Observatory, our efforts to catalog the building blocks of the brain, the launch of the Allen Institute for Cell Science pipeline and introducing The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group.

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