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Molecular approaches to understanding the functional organization of the brain promise new insights into the relationships between genes, brain, behavior and disease. To facilitate such insights, the Allen Institute produces large-scale projects and makes the resulting data and tools freely available online to scientists worldwide. These open resources are intended to foster scientific discovery and collaboration.
A collection of gene expression data in the adult human neocortex. Providing data for several categories of genes across different cortical regions and human individuals, the complete dataset has the potential to enable exploration of variability in cortical gene expression across different ages, between genders and across different regions of the cortex.
A comprehensive collection of gene expression data in the mouse brain for five different conditions of sleep and wakefulness. Generated in collaboration with SRI International, this unique dataset is intended to help sleep researchers advance understanding of sleep deprivation and the dynamic changes underlying sleep/wake cycles. The sleep study was funded by an award from the U.S. Department of Defense.
Allen Brain Atlas – Mouse Brain
A genome-wide, three-dimensional map of gene expression in the adult mouse brain. Similar in scale to the Human Genome Project, the Atlas reveals the expression patterns of approximately 20,000 genes throughout the entire adult mouse brain down to the cellular level. The Allen Institute’s inaugural project, the Atlas was completed in 2006.
Using and Citing the Data
Users are encouraged to use the above resources and associated tools to support, for example, their research, teaching, grant applications, publications and presentations in accordance with the Institute’s Terms of Use and Citation Policy.
