# Announcing the new brain-map: same high quality data in a more accessible and modern format

**URL:** <https://community.brain-map.org/t/announcing-the-new-brain-map-same-high-quality-data-in-a-more-accessible-and-modern-format/4725>\
**Category:** Brain Knowledge Platform\
**Created:** [October 20, 2025, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.brain-map.org/t/announcing-the-new-brain-map-same-high-quality-data-in-a-more-accessible-and-modern-format/4725 "2025-10-20T19:34:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![SvenOtto](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.brain-map.org/svenotto/32/893_2.png) [@SvenOtto](https://community.brain-map.org/u/SvenOtto)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2025, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.brain-map.org/t/announcing-the-new-brain-map-same-high-quality-data-in-a-more-accessible-and-modern-format/4725/1 "2025-10-20T19:34:33Z")

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We’re very excited to announce the release of the new [brain-map.org](http://brain-map.org) ecosystem - it replaces the pages previously available under [portal.brain-map.org](http://portal.brain-map.org). Scientists continue to have access to the same high quality data and breadth of resources they’ve grown accustomed to from the Allen Institute for Brain Science in a more accessible and modern format.

[Explore https://brain-map.org/](https://brain-map.org/)

## Find resources using your language with free text search

Scientists can now query brain-map using their search terms via the new free text search capabilities. Search [brain-map.org](http://brain-map.org) pages to find relevant datasets and contextual resources.

Access search from the home page, header navigation across the site, or the [dedicated search page](https://brain-map.org/search).

 ![image-20251020-190442](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/brainobservatory/original/2X/0/0e4fac85f16fcf7d33d3aeb3d18e1a8d4355cd55.jpeg)

## New indexes of key resources like taxonomies, documentation, community tools

[Brain-map.org](http://Brain-map.org) now consolidates a wide variety of resources in concise and easy-to-search index pages. Use faceted search and free text search to find relevant resources and get the most out of brain-map resources.

Browse the indexes for:

- [Cell Type Taxonomies](https://brain-map.org/our-research/cell-types-taxonomies/taxonomies-index) (learn more about key reference taxonomies)
- [Tutorials & How-Tos](https://brain-map.org/support/tutorials) (step-by-step instructions for how to use brain-map resources for specific use cases)
- [Documentation](https://brain-map.org/support/documentation) (product centric docs that outline the general capabilities of brain-map resources)
- [Community Tools](https://brain-map.org/support/community-tools) (third party tools that are build on brain-map data)

 ![IndexCollage](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/brainobservatory/original/2X/6/6501b99dec3321c8bd6abdcd9f43c1dbe41f23ac.jpeg)

## Explore the new use-case-centered Brain Knowledge Platform

[Brain-map.org](http://Brain-map.org) and the Brain Knowledge platform are now more integrated. Transition from the blog-style pages on brain-map to the scientific workbench in the Brain Knowledge Platform through entry points centered around scientific use cases.

[Browse](https://brain-map.org/bkp/browse) the Brain Knowledge Platform, or learn more how to [experiment](https://brain-map.org/bkp/experiment), [explore](https://brain-map.org/bkp/explore), [analyze](https://brain-map.org/bkp/analyze), [reference](https://brain-map.org/bkp/reference), or [develop](https://brain-map.org/bkp/develop) with it.

 ![image-20251020-190730](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/brainobservatory/original/2X/e/e277c81b2c2f500ed0aecc3f560a933ff318cb51.png)

## New 2D anatomy navigation entry point for Brain Knowledge Platform

Scientists can now find relevant resources through an anatomy centered navigation in the Brain Knowledge Platform. Contextualizing where you are a brain through anatomy and center your discovery around your region of interest.

[Access ROI-pre-filtered content across mouse, human, and non-human primate to start your discovery](https://brain-map.org/bkp).

 ![image-20251020-190827](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/brainobservatory/original/2X/7/72372e8775130b0fe311bc501e636edebcd73942.jpeg)