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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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What are the parts of the brain?

Enjoy this visual and informative journey as we explore the brain’s many regions and parts. Scientists at the Allen Institute around the world are...

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What is the brain?

The brain is one of the most mysterious organs in the human body. Dr. Kaitlyn Casimo, an education and engagement manager at Allen Institute, shares...

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From Midwest to Mentorship: A Scientist’s Full-Circle Journey in Neuroscience

At the Allen Institute, Raut took full advantage of the opportunities and independence provided by the three-year-long Shanahan Foundation Fellowship...

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New research reveals how location influences how our immune system fights disease

Findings could pave the way for improved immunotherapies and vaccines.

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2024 Impact Report

A year of breakthroughs and collaboration at the Allen Institute.

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TReND CaMinA empowering the next generation of scientists in Africa

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CryoSCAPE: Allen Institute scientists develop ‘suspended animation’ technique for blood draws that will aid research for underserved populations

A new approach that keeps blood cells alive in deep freeze promises to expand reach of cutting-edge single-cell technologies to underserved...

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Key players in brain aging

New research identifies age-related damage on a cellular level.

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Allen Institute announces 2024 Next Generation Leaders

Fostering collaboration and innovation from emerging leaders in bioscience

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A Decade of Discovery at the Allen Institute for Cell Science

Celebrating 10 Years of Impact

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Allen Institute CFO Marjorie Thomas Announces Retirement

Thomas has served as the Institute’s CFO since May 2017

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Canadian Ph.D. student, Sam Mestern, wins first MapMySpikes challenge

The Allen Institute for Brain Science's MapMySpikes challenge aimed to address a key challenge in neuroscience by making connections between...

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How does the brain love and hate?

Consciousness is how we are able to feel, dream and imagine. And yet — scientists haven't figured out how consciousness definitively works.

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We feel it in our bones': Can a machine ever love you?

Artificial intelligence can write you a passable love poem and some people even have romantic feelings towards it. But is the feeling mutual?

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AI Maps New Neighborhoods in the Brain

Machine learning is helping neuroscientists organize vast quantities of cells’ genetic data.

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🔒 Anthropic announces partnerships with Allen Institute and HHMI

The labs are using Claude-powered AI agents to tackle the analysis, annotation, and coordination bottlenecks.

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The Science Behind Better Visualizing Brain Function

Fluorescent trackers are helping scientists study the mind in real-time.

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The brain speaks a secret language scientists are only now beginning to understand

This discovery will give scientists a way to find the root cause of diseases like Alzheimer's, Schizophrenia, Autism, Epilepsy, and more.

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Scientists Built a Working Brain—And Now the ‘Possibilities Are Endless'

It will not only provide an inner window on brain disorders, but may become sophisticated enough to mimic the human brain’s full complexity.

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🔒 Puck News: Make It Brain

Dr. Anton Arkhipov has spent the past 12 years at the Allen Institute working to replicate thousands of miles of mouse brain circuitry.

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Nothing Left Unsaid Podcast: This Allen Institute ALS Discovery Could Change Everything

Dr. Tanya Daigle and Dr. Merit Cudkowicz join the NLS Podcast to reveal a future for ALS research that's closer than most people realize.

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