Allen Institute’s big new bet: $400M effort aims to go from mapping the brain to treating disease

Ed Lein, left, who leads the Allen Institute’s new Brain Health Accelerator, with scientist Aaron Garcia. (Allen Institute Photo / Erik Dinnel) Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new figures, partners and details announced by the Allen Institute after the initiative’s launch Tuesday morning. The organization that Paul Allen founded to map and understand the complexities of the human brain is now looking to turn that hard-won knowledge into treatments for brain disease.