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Most detailed map of mouse brain includes 5200 different types of cell

Researchers have mapped cell types in a mouse's brain, which could help us pinpoint the cells to target when treating various medical conditions

By Carissa Wong

25 March 2023

Cell types in a mouse's brain, coloured according to their subclass

Cell types in a mouse’s brain, coloured according to their type

Cindy van Velthoven

The most detailed cellular map of a mouse’s brain to date could deepen our understanding of how the organ evolved in mammals and what goes wrong in certain neurological conditions.

Various research groups have previously mapped hundreds of cell types across the mouse brain, but these were often based on a relatively small sample of cells.

To create a more detailed map, Hongkui Zeng at the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle and her colleagues measured the…

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