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·June 24, 2015·4 min read

Digital Atlas of Aging Brain Could Aid Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease

A new digital map of the aging brain could help with the diagnosis of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases, researchers report.

This image shows the location of the cerebral cortex in the human brain.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·March 5, 2015·3 min read

Researchers Map ‘Switches’ That Shaped the Evolution of the Human Brain

A new study provides detailed information about human specific changes in gene regulation and human brain development.

The image shows four drawings of the brain.

Featured Neuroscience

·November 17, 2014·5 min read

Major Brain Pathway Rediscovered after Century Old Confusion and Controversy

Researchers 'rediscover' a neural pathway and provide new analytical tools which allow for easy identification of the brain structure.

This image shows an MRI scan of a piglet's brain.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·November 5, 2014·4 min read

Piglet Brain Atlas New Tool in Understanding Human Infant Brain Development

A newly developed online tool could aid future postnatal brain growth studies.

The image shows the atlas activity of the forebrain. The caption describes the image best.

Featured Genetics

·January 31, 2013·5 min read

Genome-Wide Atlas of Gene Enhancers in the Brain On-line

Future research into the underlying causes of neurological disorders such as autism, epilepsy and schizophrenia, should greatly benefit from a first-of-its-kind atlas of gene-enhancers in the cerebrum (telencephalon). This new atlas identifies and locates thousands of gene-regulating elements in a region of the brain that is of critical importance for cognition, motor functions and emotion.

A brain with multiple colored areas is shown.

Featured Neuroscience

·October 19, 2012·3 min read

First Micro-Structure Atlas of the Human Brain Completed

A European team of scientists have built the first atlas of white-matter microstructure in the human brain.

Featured Neuroscience

·September 19, 2012·4 min read

Human Brains Share a Consistent Genetic Blueprint and Possess Enormous Biochemical Complexity

Scientists at the Allen Institute for Brain Science reported that human brains share a consistent genetic blueprint and possess enormous biochemical complexity. The findings stem from the first deep and large-scale analysis of the vast data set publicly available in the Allen Human Brain Atlas.

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·May 22, 2012·3 min read