“Deciphering the mammalian brain transcriptome”

The development, structure and function of our brains are guided by selective usage of the 20,000-odd genes in our genomes. Taking advantage of the Allen Institute’s anatomically and genomically comprehensive atlases of gene expression in the developing brain in species from mouse to human, Dr. Lein explores the molecular logic of gene expression in the brain.

How do gene expression profiles relate to the functional and cellular architecture of the brain, and what makes the human brain unique?