This R package contains various functions for using the data from the Allen Mouse Brain Atlas that is registered to the Common Coordinate Framework. The functionality includes retrieving 3D, CCF aligned, gridded ISH data from the Allen Brain Atlas API, rendering 2D plots of slices of ISH data, retrieving the Mouse Brain Atlas structural ontology, and generating 3D plots of brain structures like those presented in the Allen Brain Explorer.

Link to the tool

More information

  • RRID:SCR_023817
  • Software Type:data analysis software, visualization tool
  • Modality:gene expression
  • Allen Resource(s) Utilized:Allen Mouse Brain Atlas, Common Coordinate Framework
  • Author(s):Lucas Graybuck
  • Year Released:2020

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