The goal of the Mouse Atlas Project (MAP) is to empower researchers with the ability to compare gene expression patterns with a conveniently accessible inventory of digital brain maps. It aims to produce a powerful imaging framework to house and correlate gene expression with anatomic and molecular information drawn from traditional and novel imaging technologies.

The project will enable the geneticist to leverage the results of brain mapping efforts in their investigations of gene function. Genetic data acquired in situ or from tissue samples will be directly comparable with structural, metabolic, physiologic and genetic imaging data from well-characterized populations.

MAP will partner with publicly available databases to bring together brain architecture, gene expression, and imaging information into a single, simple interface.  Our partnership with the Brain Architecture Center has led to the development of a robust and flexible nomenclature and anatomical ontology for the Mouse Atlas Project.  This collaboration extends both Mouse Atlas Project and the Brain Architecture Management System.

New Software Release, SHIVA

Molecular Neuroanatomy Meeting, Sept. 30 - Oct. 1