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BrainMaps.org is an interactive multiresolution next-generation brain atlas that is based on over 20 million megapixels of sub-micron resolution, annotated, scanned images of serial sections of both primate and non-primate brains and that is integrated with a high-speed database for querying and retrieving data about brain structure and function over the internet. Currently featured are complete brain atlas datasets for various species, including Macaca mulatta, Chlorocebus aethiops, Felis catus, Mus musculus, Rattus norvegicus, and Tyto alba.

If this is your first time here, you may want to read our Help Guide or view some Screenshots before getting started.

If you are a developer, check out the Brain Maps API. To explore BrainMaps.org high-resolution brain data in 3D, try StackVis.

Features

· Over 50 Terabytes of Brain Image Data Accessible Online

· The Highest Resolution Whole Brain Atlases Ever Constructed

· A Suite of Free Desktop Applications for Navigating and Analyzing BrainMaps Data

· A Menagerie of Animal Brains

What's New

July 10, 2007 - Brain Maps API now available

May 24, 2007 - High Resolution Images can now be saved

Feb 23, 2007 - BrainMaps.org makes the cover of NeuroImage

Feb 22, 2007 - Rat Brain Atlas (Coronal) Uploaded

Jan 07, 2007 - 3D Brain Objects database added

Dec 19, 2006 - StackVis Updated. Can now segment by RGB selections

Jun 08, 2006 - MATLAB version of BrainMaps Analyze released - users can now run image analysis routines on BrainMaps data from MATLAB

May 24, 2006 - Mouse Brain Atlas consisting of 20 micron-thick sections throughout entire brain uploaded

Mar 23, 2006 - BrainMaps.org appears in Science magazine


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