And it’s not just diseases of cognition that the Allen Institute wants to help cure: The foundation simultaneously released an update to its Ivy Glioblastoma Atlas Project, a tool that provides detailed genetic information about one of the brain’s deadliest cancers.
The idea is for scientists to use the data to understand how normal brains work, which in turn might help them to solve diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. That data includes information about the neurons’ electrical activity and “morphology,” or shape, as well as their location. The Allen Cell Types Database contains information about 240 neurons found in the brains of mice-cells that are similar to those in the human brain. It’s called the Allen Cell Types Database, and it’s the first initiative in the philanthropist’s 10-year plan to untangle the intricacies of human thoughts and actions-and in so doing, to unlock the mysteries behind some of the brain’s most debilitating diseases.
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, said today it has launched a new database that marks a major step towards creating a comprehensive map of the human brain. The Allen Institute for Brain Science, founded more than a decade ago and backed by $500 million from
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