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Allen Institute aims to crack neural code

New science chief envisions a neural 'observatory' to determine the part brain cells play in behaviour.

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Callaway, E. Allen Institute aims to crack neural code. Nature (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2011.190

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