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Massive atlas of brain region linked to a host of diseases is the most detailed yet
Nature · By Miryam Naddaf ·
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- An international team profiled nearly 26 million cells from the basal ganglia across multiple species.
- The work produced a cross-species cell reference database.
- The atlas is intended to support research into conditions including Parkinson's disease and addiction.
Why it matters
The atlas gives researchers a shared, detailed cell-level reference for a brain region tied to many disorders, which can be used to compare findings across species.
Who’s affected
- neuroscientists studying the basal ganglia
- researchers working on Parkinson's disease and addiction
- researchers comparing brain cell types across mammalian species
Nature, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03565-3 A global team profiled nearly 26 million brain cells from the basal ganglia to build a cross-species reference database that will help to understand conditions from Parkinson’s disease to addiction.
Timeline
Cross-species basal ganglia cell atlas reported in Nature and The Scientist
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