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BICAN Research
December 3 , 2025
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- BICAN stands for Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neuro Technologies Initiative Cell Atlas Network.
- It is part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) BRAIN Initiative.
- Researchers completed the first draft of atlases of the developing human brain.
- The study charts how different types of brain cells emerge and mature from embryonic and foetal stages to adulthood.
- The findings aim to help understand brain-related conditions like autism and schizophrenia.
- BICAN is a collaboration of neuroscientists, computational biologists, and software engineers creating an open-access brain atlas.
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