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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 publishes highest resolution map of the entire human brain to date
The Allen Institute for Brain Science has published the highest resolution atlas of the human brain to date in a stand-alone issue of the Journal of...
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Introducing the Allen Brain Observatory
“The Allen Institute is known for our atlases-deep, high quality data sets revealing where genes are expressed and how cells and connections are...
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Allen Institute Launches Brain Observatory
Dynamic resource to observe neurons in action provides unprecedented window into how the brain perceives the visual world
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Allen Brain Observatory launched
The Allen Institute for Brain Science today announced the release of the Allen Brain Observatory: a highly standardized survey of cellular-level...
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Allen Institute releases powerful new data on the aging brain and traumatic brain injury
The Allen Institute for Brain Science has announced major updates to its online resources available at brain-map.org, including a new resource on aging and brain injury.
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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...
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The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group UC Berkeley's Jennifer Doudna a New Allen Distinguished Investigator
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group today named Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D., at the University of California, Berkeley an Allen Distinguished Investigator...
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The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Announces Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announced today the creation of an Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University for Reading and Writing the...
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Paul G. Allen Announces $100 million to Launch The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group will explore the landscape of bioscience and support ideas at the frontier of knowledge to advance science.
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IARPA awards $18.7 million contract to Allen Institute for Brain Science, as part of project with Baylor College of Medicine and Princeton University, to reconstruct neuronal connections
Largest reconstruction of connections between cortical brain cells ever created will shed light on how the brain computes information
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Popular Mechanics: Consciousness Begins in the Body, Not the Mind, Groundbreaking Study Finds. Could That Save Countless Coma Patients?
A groundbreaking study challenges centuries of thinking, proposing consciousness originates from bodily feelings rather than cognitive thought.
