Neuroscience
An ultra detailed map of the brain region that controls movement, from mice to monkeys to humans
Before you read any further, bring your hand to your forehead.
Oct 6, 2021
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Allen Institute for Brain Science
Neuroscience
Tiny high-tech probes reveal how information flows across the brain
A new study from researchers at the Allen Institute collected and analyzed the largest single dataset of neurons' electrical activity to glean principles of how we perceive the visual world around us. The study, published ...
Jan 21, 2021
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Neuroscience
New study reveals a holistic way to look at neurons in the brain
A new lens on visual neurons is laying the groundwork for a more complete "family tree" of the mammalian brain. A team of researchers from the Allen Institute for Brain Science, a division of the Allen Institute, published ...
Nov 12, 2020
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Neuroscience
Visual neurons don't work the way scientists thought, study finds
A new survey of the activity of nearly 60,000 neurons in the mouse visual system reveals how far we have to go to understand how the brain computes. Published today in the international journal Nature Neuroscience, the analysis ...
Dec 16, 2019
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Neuroscience
A new high-resolution map of how the brain is wired
In their quest to map the millions of neural highways and connections in the brain, researchers at the Allen Institute have made a significant step forward, unveiling a new high-resolution view of the wiring diagram of the ...
Oct 30, 2019
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Medical research
New window into brain cell communication debuts
The Allen Institute today released its first—and the world's largest—dataset of electrical brain activity gathered using Neuropixels, a new high-resolution silicon probe that can read out activity from hundreds of neurons ...
Oct 15, 2019
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Neuroscience
Highest-resolution human brain 'parts list' to date lays road map to better treatments
A new study from the Allen Institute for Brain Science has written the most detailed "parts list" of the human brain to date. This categorization of our brain cell types lays the groundwork to improve our understanding of ...
Aug 21, 2019
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Neuroscience
Rules of brain architecture revealed in large study of neuron shape and electrophysiology
To understand our brains, scientists need to know their components. This theme underlies a growing effort in neuroscience to define the different building blocks of the brain—its cells.
Jun 17, 2019
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Neuroscience
A comprehensive 'parts list' of the brain built from its components, the cells
Neuroscientists at the Allen Institute have moved one step closer to understanding the complete list of cell types in the brain. In the most comprehensive study of its kind to date, published today on the cover of the journal ...
Oct 31, 2018
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Neuroscience
Scientists identify a new kind of human brain cell
One of the most intriguing questions about the human brain is also one of the most difficult for neuroscientists to answer: What sets our brains apart from those of other animals?
Aug 27, 2018
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