$55M “Brain Atlas” Unveiled

Written by Pat's Papers | Wednesday, 13 April 2011 8:27 AM

This is what your brain looks like on…the front page of the Wall Street Journal. Scientists just unveiled their new map of the brain, a $55-million project funded by Microsoft’s Paul Allen. After years of inputting brain images and genetic data into the project, scientists say they were surprised to discover that, neurally speaking, any two people are 94 percent alike. The “brain atlas” works by creating a “three-dimensional interactive archive that accurately maps overall anatomy, nerve structure, cell features and a comprehensive read-out of gene activity.”

The Allen atlas is free to the public at: www.brain-map.org

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