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·May 2, 2025·4 min read

New 3D Atlas Offers Unmatched Precision in Mapping the Mouse Brain

Researchers have unveiled the Duke Mouse Brain Atlas, a cutting-edge, three-dimensional map that captures brain structures from large regions down to individual cells. Combining MRI, microCT, and light sheet microscopy, the atlas resolves imaging distortions and enables precise comparison across studies.

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·October 2, 2024·6 min read

First Full Brain Map of Adult Fruit Fly Created

Researchers have created the first neuron-by-neuron map of an adult fruit fly brain, marking a major achievement in brain mapping. The map, built using 21 million images, connects nearly 140,000 neurons and 50 million synapses, making it the most complex brain map of any adult animal to date.

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·February 15, 2023·6 min read

New Release of Blue Brain Project Atlas Sheds Light on Neuron Types

The Blue Brain Project has released a new and enriched 3D digital cell atlas containing more neuron types than the previous version.

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·February 10, 2023·3 min read

New Brain Atlases and Digital Tools Promise to Make Brain Research More Efficient

Advancements in brain mapping and the development of new digital tools over the past decade have opened the door to exciting new discoveries in neuroscience and brain sciences.

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·January 26, 2023·3 min read

A New Collection of Human Brain Atlases That Chart Postnatal Development

Researchers have created a collection of month-to-month infant brain maps that capture the fine detail of changes in the early developing brain.

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·December 16, 2022·8 min read

New Project Aims to Map Cellular Variation in the Healthy Human Brain

Researchers aim to create a new brain atlas of variation in human brain cells.

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·October 28, 2022·3 min read

Building a 3D Brain Atlas

Researchers contribute to the BRAIN Initiative Cell Atlas Network by mapping cell type, activity, and location in the developing brain.

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·October 22, 2022·3 min read

Researchers Create First Fetal Brain Atlas for Spina Bifida Aperta

Researchers have mapped the brain development of fetuses with spinal bifida aperta between 21-34 weeks of gestation. The new brain map has been released via open access to help further research and monitoring of SBA throughout fetal development.

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·February 7, 2022·4 min read

Genetically Informed Atlases Reveal New Landscapes in Brain Structure

Researchers identified hundreds of new genomic loci that help explain how the brain is shaped.

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·October 6, 2021·9 min read

Advancing Efforts to Treat, Prevent and Cure Brain Disorders

Collaborative work on the brain atlas describes how different cells are organized and connected throughout the mouse brain. Understanding what differentiates brain cells can lead to new research and potential therapies for brain disorders.

One half of this image shows a mouse brain slice, the other shows the areas mapped in detail

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·October 6, 2021·8 min read

Mapping the Mouse Brain, and by Extension, the Human Brain Too

New collaborative studies shed light on the organization of cells in key areas of the mouse brain and the organization of transcriptome, epigenomic, and regulatory factors that provide the brain cells with purpose and function.