The Allen Institute for Brain Science (the “Allen Institute”) provides data and associated tools as free open resources for the global scientific community. You are encouraged to use these resources to support your research, teaching, grant applications, publications and presentations. At the same time, we want to ensure that our resources (including the data and tools) are afforded proper citation in any publications. 

If you use our resources – for example in print or web publications or in the creation of separate technology – the following guidelines set forth the rules for this type of use, and provide you with the proper citation formats. In addition, if you plan on using our research, please review and adhere to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.   Any term that is capitalized but is not defined in this citation policy is defined in the Terms of Use.

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Collection of Allen Institute Public Resources

• Allen Brain Atlas Resources [Internet]. Seattle (WA): Allen Institute for Brain Science. ©2009. Available from: http://www.brain-map.org.

Atlases
Allen Mouse Brain Atlas (originally the Allen Brain Atlas)

• The Allen Institute's primary publication describing the website:  Lein, E.S. et al., Genome-wide atlas of gene expression in the adult mouse brain, Nature 445: 168-176 (2007), doi: 10.1038/nature05453
• The case of specific Materials downloaded from the website:   Allen Mouse Brain Atlas [Internet]. Seattle (WA): Allen Institute for Brain Science. ©2009. Available from: http://mouse.brain-map.org.

Allen Spinal Cord Atlas

• Allen Spinal Cord Atlas [Internet]. Seattle (WA): Allen Institute for Brain Science. ©2009. Available from: http://mousespinal.brain-map.org.

Allen Developing Mouse Brain Atlas

• Allen Developing Mouse Brain Atlas [Internet]. Seattle (WA): Allen Institute for Brain Science. ©2009. Available from: http://developingmouse.brain-map.org.

Other
Sleep Study

• Allen Sleep Study [Internet]. Seattle (WA): Allen Institute for Brain Science in collaboration with SRI International. ©2009. Available from: http://sleep.alleninstitute.org.

Human Cortex Study

• Allen Human Cortex Study [Internet]. Seattle (WA): Allen Institute for Brain Science. ©2009. Available from: http://humancortex.alleninstitute.org.

Transgenic Mouse Study

• Allen Transgenic Mouse Study [Internet]. Seattle (WA): Allen Institute for Brain Science. ©2009. Available from: http://transgenicmouse.alleninstitute.org.

Mouse Diversity Study

• Allen Mouse Diversity Study [Internet]. Seattle (WA): Allen Institute for Brain Science. ©2009. Available from: http://mousediversity.alleninstitute.org.

NIH Blueprint Non-Human Primate (NHP) Atlas

• The NIH Blueprint Non-Human Primate (NHP) Atlas, NIH Contract HHSN-271-2008-00047-C to the Allen Institute for Brain Science (Seattle, WA). The authors opinions or views are not necessarily those of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Last updated: November 24, 2009