Human and Mammalian Brain Atlas: Cell Atlas for Adult Human, Macaque, and Marmoset

Human and Mammalian Brain Atlas (HMBA) is a major project of the BRAIN Initiative Cell Atlas Network (BICAN). It aims to establish a highly granular cell atlas linking structure, function, and cellular architecture in complete adult human, macaque, and marmoset brains. Release artifacts are provided by the Allen Institute to support the neuroscience community.

Use Cases

• Classifying brain cell types based on transcriptomic profiles mentioned in the description
• Mapping cellular architecture to brain structure and function as described in the atlas
• Conducting cross-species comparative analysis of brain cell atlases for human, macaque, and marmoset
• Training models for spatial gene expression prediction using atlas data

Strengths

• Major atlas from the BRAIN Initiative Cell Atlas Network (BICAN)
• Covers three distinct mammalian species: human, macaque, and marmoset
• Links multiple data modalities: brain structure, function, and cellular architecture

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

Allen Institute

Collection Method

Likely generated through single-cell transcriptomics and imaging as part of the BICAN project.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated is unknown.

Geography

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