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How does the brain work? Scientists are closer to the answer with the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date. 🧵

Registration is open for the Cascadia Advanced Genomic Technologies Meeting! This growing annual conference brings together leading minds in synthetic biology across Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. 🗓️ May 14-15 📍 Seattle, WA 🎟️ Register: alleninstitute.org/events/2026-ca…

The brain is the most complex and mysterious organ in the body. This #BrainAwarenessWeek, explore the basics of the brain and how scientists are working together to decode it. @dana_fdn @brainfacts_org

@Reza_Abbassi @dana_fdn More on this exciting intersection of artificial intelligence and neuroscience. alleninstitute.org/news/scientist…

What if we could use the same AI technology behind ChatGPT to map the brain? 🧠🤖 CellTransformer, a new AI model by the @Reza_Abbassi Lab, used the same transformer tech behind ChatGPT to map the mouse brain into 1,300 regions and subregions. #BrainAwarenessWeek | @dana_fdn

TOMORROW - join us for a virtual chat on the science of human connection with neuroscientist @Dr_BenRein! 📺 Join us on YouTube: youtube.com/live/zFQ1EImu7… #BrainAwarenessWeek

Applications are open for our Next Generation Leaders program! Our NGL program recognizes emerging scientific leaders and invites them into a supportive network. 🔗 Apply by March 31: alleninstitute.org/about/people/n…

This is the mouse brain on psilocybin. One dose rewires the brain, and it's not random. Researchers mapped exactly which neural circuits change with the help of #OpenScience & #OpenSource tools. 🧠 Dive into why it matters for mental health treatment: alleninstitute.org/news/mind-trip…

The brain is mysterious, but one part is ✨ extra ✨ mysterious - the claustrum. There's a lot of activity between it and the cortex, but its role is not completely understood. Learn how we're shining light on it - literally. 🧠🔦 alleninstitute.org/news-press/art… #BrainAwarenessWeek

🧠📚 Educators, introduce your students to the brain and its complexity with our #openscience lesson plans and course materials. 🔗 alleninstitute.org/materials-libr… #BrainAwarenessWeek | @dana_fdn

The brain as it's never been seen before. Last year, scientists created the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammal brain to date. #BrainAwarenessWeek @dana_fdn

The Cell Type Knowledge Explorer allows anyone to explore the diversity and complexity of the mouse, human, and non-human primate brain. Explore this free and open resource at: knowledge.brain-map.org/celltypes #BICCN #studyBRAIN #BrainAwarenessWeek

Happy #BrainAwarenessWeek! This Thu., March 19, celebrate the brain with us in an interactive fireside chat on the science of human connection with neuroscientist @Dr_BenRein - livestreamed to our YouTube channel! 🎟️ RSVP for reminders: alleninstitute.org/events/why-bra…

What are the biggest unsolved mysteries about the human brain? Neuroscientist Dr. Kaitlyn Casimo explores: 🧠 How many brain cell types exist and how should they be organized? 🤕 How does disease impact the brain? 👀 How does vision work? #BrainAwarenessWeek @DanaFoundUS

Happy Brain Awareness Week! 🧠 🎉 All week long, we'll be sharing all things brain and take you behind the scenes of our work to demystify it. 🎨 Amazing agar art by Research Associate Brooke Wynalda! #BrainAwarenessWeek #BrainWeek @dana_fdn

Applications are open for our Next Generation Leaders program! Our NGL program recognizes emerging scientific leaders and invites them into a supportive network. 🔗 Apply by March 31: alleninstitute.org/about/people/n…

Brain donation is not as simple as becoming an organ donor. From enrollment to collection, it’s a delicate and complex process. But, the impact can be profound with some brains still being studied 30+ years after donation. 🔗 alleninstitute.org/news/so-you-wa… #BrainAwarenessWeek

Loneliness doesn’t just hurt the heart. It also changes the brain. In celebration of #BrainAwarenessWeek, join neuroscientist @Dr_BenRein for a fireside chat on the science of human connection - livestreamed to our YouTube channel! 🎟️ RSVP for reminders: alleninstitute.org/events/why-bra…

@Sams_Antics That’s exactly right! It remains a big mysteries but we are learning more everyday.

@AllenInstitute The only honest answer is nobody knows. Plenty of theories, no clear answers yet.

TOMORROW: What is consciousness, really? Christof Koch joins #SXSW2026 to explore psychedelics, AI, and what extreme states can reveal about the mind. 📅 Mar 14, 2:30–3:30pm CT 📍Hilton Austin Downtown 🔗 Add to itinerary: schedule.sxsw.com/events/PP11624…

Our #CellLineOfTheWeek is beta-actin - illuminating actin filaments! 🧫 Our entire catalog of stem cell lines & plasmids are available to researchers for just the cost of shipping to reduce the barriers to discovery 📦 Distributed by @Coriell_Science and @Addgene

TOMORROW: How will AI reshape scientific discovery? Join us at #SXSW2026 for a conversation with Allen Institute experts + leaders from Microsoft & UW. 📅 Mar 14, 10–11am CT 📍 JW Marriott, Salon D 🔗 schedule.sxsw.com/events/PP11622…