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Allen Brain Map
The Allen Institute for Brain Science maps brain cells and shares research resources about brain structure and function.
About Allen Brain Map
The Allen Brain Map is a public neuroscience research resource from the Allen Institute for Brain Science, providing open access to large-scale brain cell mapping datasets, reference materials, and analysis tools. It hosts high-resolution anatomical atlases for multiple species and developmental stages, along with multimodal data including gene expression profiles, cell type taxonomies, and neuronal connectivity datasets. The associated Brain Knowledge Platform offers tools for experiment design, custom data analysis, and software development via public APIs and SDKs.
Key features
- Public large-scale brain cell mapping datasets
- High-resolution anatomical atlases for multiple species
- Mammalian brain gene expression datasets
- Data-driven cell type taxonomy resources
- APIs and SDKs for custom analysis development
- Open access to protocols, tools, and publications
Best for: Neuroscience researchers, laboratory teams, and computational developers working on brain structure, function, and cell mapping projects.
Good for
- Open access to large, high-resolution multimodal brain datasets
- Widely cited anatomical reference atlases across species
- Comprehensive open science resources including tools and protocols
Watch out for
- Platform is not open source
- No publicly listed pricing information
- Only available as a web platform with no native apps
Allen Brain Map at a glance
- Official website
- brain-map.org
- Category
- Research & Data › Open Data & Datasets
- Type
- Dataset
- Platforms
- Web
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Allen Brain Map FAQ
What anatomical atlases are available?
Reference atlases for adult and developing mouse, adult human, developing human, non-human primate, and mouse spinal cord.
What large-scale datasets are included?
Over 650 terabytes of high-resolution 3D imaging data and 700 billion gene expression data points across the mammalian brain.
What resources are available for platform users?
Analysis tools, APIs, SDKs, protocols, tutorials, documentation, and a community forum.
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