Creating a virtual brain may sound like a science-fiction nightmare, but for neuroscientists in Japan and at Seattle’s Allen Institute, it’s a big step toward a long-held dream. They say their ...

The next time you reach for a memory or make a quick choice, a storm of tiny signals races through your brain. Scientists can ...

SEATTLE, WASH. — November 4, 2025 — The Allen Institute’s 2025 Next Generation Leaders (NGL) cohort features eight talented researchers exploring the frontiers of bioscience and pursuing insights into ...

This is a top-down cross-section of one of the 3D hollow spheres (lumenoids) that our cells can create. The different colors are for different proteins, which allows you to see some striking ...

In 2016, Paul Allen, right, looks over a slice of brain tissue with Allan Jones, former CEO of the Allen Institute, and one of the board members of the new Fund for Science and Technology, created by ...

Yes, ChatGPT can draft a tricky email. But can a general-purpose AI assistant for the masses contribute to a big scientific breakthrough, without hallucinating or screwing up the research? The Allen ...

"There is an overall principle that diseases usually arise from flaws in specific cell types, not the whole organism. For example, epilepsy is a nervous system disease that is actually a disease of ...

In a powerful fusion of AI and neuroscience, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Allen Institute designed an AI model that has created one of the most detailed maps ...

• Allen Institute to employ Iterative Mapping, Nautilus’ single-molecule proteomics method, to investigate connection between tau protein and Alzheimer’s disease • Agreement links the organizations’ ...

Yesterday, I wrote about a researcher “hacking” into Stephen Hawking’s mind with a new device called the iBrain. But for most scientists, hacking the brain doesn’t mean bypassing the physical body — ...

Building on a foundation of image understanding artificial intelligence models, the Allen Institute for AI today introduced Molmo 2, a multimodal model family adapted to computer video and multi-image ...