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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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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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First-ever BrainFest inspires young minds at Pacific Science Center

Allen Institute and Pacific Science Center partnership kicks off with a cerebral celebration

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Unraveling the Complexity of the Mammalian Brain

Scientists used advanced, single-cell genomics and spatial mapping technologies to reveal this complex and rich cellular landscape.

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Allen Institute joins the Weill Neurohub

Newest member of the research network will bring large-scale data collection and cutting-edge analysis to help discover new therapies for disease.

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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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