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A suite of new studies unveils a detailed look of the brain and what it's made of — a leap towards understanding brain diseases.

<p>Salk scientists, as a part of a larger&nbsp;National Institute of Health&rsquo;s <em>Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative </em>collaboration, analyzed more than half a million brain cells from three human brains to identify previously unknown brain cell subtypes. Their&nbsp;research paves the way for understanding how certain brain cell types go awry in brain disorders and diseases.</p>

Researchers catalogue more than 3,000 different types of cell in our most complex organ. Researchers catalogue more than 3,000 different types of cell in our most complex organ.

With a five-year, $126 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, a team led by scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla has launched a new project that aims to describe the cells that make up the human brain in unprecedented molecular detail, classify brain cells into more precise subtypes and pinpoint the location of each cell in the brain.

With a five-year, $126 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, a team led by Salk Institute scientists has launched a new Center for Multiomic Human Brain Cell Atlas.