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Allen Human Brain Atlas - Brain Explorer® 2

The Brain Explorer 2 software is a desktop application for viewing the human brain anatomy and gene expression data in 3-D. Using the Brain Explorer 2 software, you can:

  • View a fully interactive version of the Allen Human Brain Atlas in 3-D.
  • View gene expression data in 3-D: inflated cortical surfaces are colored by gene expression values of nearby samples.
  • View expression data from different donors side-by-side.
  • Explore anatomically-labeled MRI images and cortical surfaces.
  • Investigate probes or samples of interest in more detail with direct links back to the Allen Human Brain Atlas web page.

After installing the Brain Explorer 2 software, you can view gene expression data by performing a gene search from the Microarray page or from within the application's main window. Please see the documentation for more information.

Please verify your system meets the requirements before installing.

Windows Minimum Configuration

  • Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7
  • CPU: Intel Core Duo or AMD 1.8GHz
  • System Memory: 1GB
  • Graphics Card: Hardware 3D OpenGL accelerated AGP or PCI Express with 64MB RAM
  • Screen: 1024x768, 32-bit true color
  • Hard Disk: 200MB free space

Note: The Brain Explorer 2 software is known to work with the following video chipsets: nVidia GeForce 9400/9600, nVidia Quadro FX 1800/3800/5600, AMD Radeon 9600, AMD Radeon HD 3200/4550, Intel Q35/Q45 Express

Important: Please install the latest drivers for your video card for best compatibility and performance.

http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx
http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/

 

Mac Minimum Configuration

  • Operating System: OS X 10.6.8
  • CPU: Intel 1.8GHz
  • System Memory: 1GB
  • Graphics Card: 3D-capable with 64MB RAM
  • Screen: 1024x768, 32-bit millions of colors
  • Hard Disk: 200MB free space

Note: Please install the latest system updates from Apple to ensure you have the latest video card drivers.