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What is the EPFL Blue Brain Project?

The EPFL Blue Brain Project is a Swiss National Research Infrastructure project, hosted by the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and supported and funded by the Swiss government (ETH Board).

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Open access shared – million-plus Kv channel recordings from over 18,000 cells

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First digital 3D atlas of every cell in the 737 regions in the mouse brain

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Open source repositories and 50 major librairies

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Blue Brain has published over 280 paper and pre-prints in scientific journals

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Blue Brain Press Releases and News

Empowering Neuroscience: Large Open Brain Models Released

13.11.24Research

Scientists at EPFL’s Blue Brain Project, together with collaborators and contributors all over the world have developed the largest and most detailed computational models of rat hippocampal and somatosensory cortex regions to date. They have released these models and the tools for their use to the public and describe them in four papers released in the journal PLOSBiology and eLife. Six additional papers describe insights gained from the use of the models.

Blue Brain at Neuroscience 2024: Unveiling of Simulation Platform

05.11.24EPFL

The Blue Brain Project is set to conclude at the end of 2024, bringing to a close nearly two decades of pioneering work aimed at establishing simulation neuroscience as an essential complement to experimental and theoretical research. To celebrate this milestone, the project previewed the Blue Brain Open Platform—a comprehensive suite of tools, data, and algorithms developed throughout the initiative—at the largest annual neuroscience conference.

Decoding neuronal variability: bridging shape and behavior

31.10.23EPFL

The brain, a marvel of complexity, houses an array of neurons, each with its unique shape and electrical behavior. This diversity, both within and across cell types, forms the basis of the brain’s cognitive abilities. A new Blue Brain study, published in iScience, takes a bold leap into the realm of detailed biophysical neuron models, steering away from oversimplified representations. The focus here is on unraveling the intricate interplay between morphology (shape) and electrophysiology (behavior), and understanding and reproducing the variability observed in experimental data.

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