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From scientific breakthroughs to new open‑source tools, the Allen Institute’s work is reshaping how science is done—and who it’s for. Explore the latest news, stories, and highlights from across our research, partnerships, and open science efforts.
Zapping the right brain cells: The path to improved stimulation
New findings could help scientists develop better ways to treat brain disorders with electrical stimulation.
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Allen Institute partners to bring open science to Africa
Computational neuroscience course, built on Allen Institute tools and data, aimed to empower next-gen researchers in Africa.
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Mapping the brain's visual world on psychedelics, texture and time
New OpenScope projects aim to pioneer the future of neuroscience
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Zapping the right brain cells: The path to improved stimulation
New findings could help scientists develop better ways to treat brain disorders with electrical stimulation.
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Allen Institute for Cell Science releases first disease cell line collection to accelerate discovery
Developing a “disease in a dish” to help treat disease in the body.
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Allen Institute for Cell Science launches first disease-specific cell line collections
New tools will advance study-and hopefully treatment-of common genetic heart conditions.
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Quantum mechanics and the puzzle of human consciousness
Exploring how quantum processes in the brain might shape our experiences.
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Next Generation Leaders program returns for 2024
Applications now open for an engaging, collaborative opportunity for emerging scientific leaders.
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Hope for kids with IBD: New trial aims to improve treatment
Allen Institute for Immunology and Seattle Children's Research Institute launch study to unravel the molecular mysteries of pediatric IBD.
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Exploring the mind’s mysteries with Christof Koch
In his latest book, Koch navigates ‘the sheer wonder and miracle of existence and that we are conscious at all.’
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How vision sculpts the developing brain
Nature study reveals the key role vision plays in shaping the brain’s mosaic of neurons.
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Cool Jobs: Puzzling over proteins to study life and death
Ru Gunawardane's team is studying how proteins help our cells divide, move and communicate. These scientists also are making their maps of living cells and other information available to researchers elsewhere around the world.
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Announces Allen Discovery Center at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announced today the creation of an Allen Discovery Center for Human Brain Evolution at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, to be led by Christopher A. Walsh, M.D., Ph.D.
Allen Institute for Brain Science releases new data and visualizations for Allen Brain Observatory
The Allen Institute for Brain Science today announced the release of new data and analysis tools for the Allen Brain Observatory: a highly standardized survey of cellular-level neuronal activity in the mouse visual system.
