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Educational Tutorials

Educational Tutorials

These tools are organized by a description of their functionality, their RRID (Research Resource Identification), the type of resource, data modality, and which Allen Institute resource's data was utilized for this tool. The authors of the tool are listed first by computational contributors then by academic authors when the tool has a relevant publication.

A Course-based Research Experience Using Allen Brain Map

Link 

This resource mimics a course for users to utilize Allen Brain Map resources and develop a research question, document their methodology and results, and eventually present their work in a conference environment. 

Type of Resource

educational tutorial

Modality

general Allen Brain Map data

Author

Jim Ryan, Kaitlyn Casimo

Year Released

2021

AtOM, an ontology model for standardizing use of brain atlases in tools, workflows, and data infrastructures 

Link Relevant Publication

The Atlas Ontology Model (AOM) identifies and defines the relationships between four common atlases and characterizes their properties and organization. This model can serve as a suggestion for minimum requirements for atlases to accelerate neuroscience data integration. 

RRID

SCR_023813

Type of Resource

educational, data integration tool

Modality

ontology

Allen Resource Utilized

Allen Mouse Brain Atlas, Allen Common Coordinate Framework

Author

Heidi Kleven, Thomas H. Gillespie, Lyuba Zehl, Time Dickscheid, Jan G. Bjaalie, et al.

Year Released

2011

Learning How to Code While Analyzing an Open Access Electrophysiology Dataset

Link 

This resource is a lesson plan for users to begin coding in Python and interact with and analyze electrophysiology data from the Allen Institute for Brain Science. 

Type of Resource

educational tutorial

Modality

electrophysiology 

Allen Resource Utilized

Allen Cell Types Database

Author

Ashley Juavinett

Year Released

2020

QUINT

Link Relevant Publication

The QUINT workflow includes a suite of various software to form an analysis pipeline of atlas-based quantification of labeled features in histological images from a mouse or rat brain. This workflow also suggests and explains with instructional videos the way these software work together.

RRID

SCR_023858 

Type of Resource

workflow tutorial, educational

Modality

histology, imaging

Allen Resource Utilized

Allen Common Coordinate Framework

Author

Sharon Yates, Nicolaas Groeneboom, Christopher Coello, Stefan Lichtenthaler, Peer-Hendrik Kuhn

Year Released

2019

 

 

Disclaimer

This list of third-party tools utilizing Allen Brain Map resources is for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement or approval by Allen Institute of any of the tools or other products, services, or opinions of the associated organizations. Allen Institute bears no responsibility for the accuracy, legality, or content of the external tools or for that of subsequent links. The descriptions of these tools were adapted from their individual websites.