Takahama: Brain Tissue Donation

Takahama: Brain Tissue Donation

Elise Takahama (@elisetakahama) tells the story of a man who donated part of his brain to science for the Seattle Times. Interspersed with the man’s story of stroke, aftermath, surgery and recovery, Takahama takes us into the operating room where surgeons carried out...

Tour of the Allen Institute for Brain Science

Members and guests visited the Allen Institute for Brain Science on May 25 and met with researchers who manage key labs, toured the facility, and learned what the Allen Institute aims to accomplish with its big expansion in Seattle. Researchers explained how they’re...

Yonck: Light on the Brain

At Scientific American, Richard Yonck explores a new scientific method that could have huge therapeutic potential. In his guest blog, “Optocapacitance Shines New Light on the Brain,” Richard explains how optocapacitance developed from increasingly sophisticated...