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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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Tiny high-tech probes reveal how information flows across the brain
In the largest study of its kind to date, scientists use ‘Neuropixels’ probes to capture details of how the mouse brain sees the world
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3 immune mysteries of COVID-19 - and 1 big success story
The pandemic has revealed how much we really don’t know about our own immune systems, experts say
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Science in Sixty | Kathy Richmond
Kathryn Richmond, Senior Director of The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, is looking for the best ideas out there to change how we think about biology...
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Allen Institute President and Chief Executive Officer, Allan Jones, Ph.D., announces plan to step down in 2021
Today the Allen Institute’s founding CEO, Allan Jones, Ph.D., announced he will step down after nearly 18 years with the organization.
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New study aims to answer pressing COVID-19 question: Why do some die while others don’t even know they are sick?
Seattle-area research organizations team up for a deep dive into patients’ immune responses to the novel coronavirus; results could contribute to...
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These visual neurons catch what we might miss
When mice see faint objects approaching head on, certain neurons kick into gear - possibly to warn them
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Allen Institute for Cell Science announces leadership changes
Ruwanthi (Ru) Gunawardane, Ph.D., has been named Executive Director.
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Allen Institute announces 2020 Next Generation Leaders
Six early-career neuroscientists will participate in unique advisory council for the Institute
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The mammalian brain is built from many kinds of neurons. A new study reveals a holistic way to look at them.
Using a technique that simultaneously captures different kinds of features from each cell, researchers lay groundwork for a “family tree” of the brain.
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Mouse study uncovers links between unsung brain cells and Huntington’s disease - and possible path for human therapies
Astrocytes, once thought of as inert ‘brain glue,’ may turn out to be key players in Huntington’s and other neurodegenerative diseases
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How mapping teenagers’ brains has helped us understand more about schizophrenia
The Conversation - When I was studying for my PhD at the University of California at Berkeley, I spent an awful lot of my weekends asking teenagers to lie still in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner.
