# The Vogt Collection: reactivating a treasure facilitating brain research, neurology and psychiatry

## TL;DR

The Vogt Collection, a historic brain histology archive, is being digitized to enhance modern neuroscience and interdisciplinary research.

## Contribution

Digitizing the Vogt Collection to bridge historical brain data with contemporary neuroscience and related fields.

## Key findings

- Digitization will make the Vogt Collection accessible for modern neuroscience research.
- The collection will support interdisciplinary studies in medicine, history, and ethics.
- The project connects historical data with current scientific and medical advancements.

## Abstract

Over 125 years ago, Cécile and Oskar Vogt began assembling an extensive collection of brain histological sections and related documents. Katrin Amunts explains how digitizing these materials will connect them with modern neuroscience, creating resources for research spanning basic science, medicine, history and ethics.