title: The Allen Brain Atlas: 5 years and beyond.
abstract: The Allen Brain Atlas, a Web-based, genome-wide atlas of gene expression in the adult mouse brain, was an experiment on a massive scale. The development of the atlas faced a combination of great technical challenges and a non-traditional open research model, and it encountered many hurdles on the path to completion and community adoption. Having overcome these challenges, it is now a fundamental tool for neuroscientists worldwide and has set the stage for the creation of other similar open resources. Nevertheless, there are many untapped opportunities for exploration.
authors.affiliation: Allen Institute for Brain Science, 551 North 34th Street, Seattle, Washington 98103, USA. AllanJ@alleninstitute.org
authors.forename: Allan R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Caroline C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Overly
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sunkin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001271:Atlases as Topic; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D005544:Forecasting; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000639:trends; D051379:Mice