Human brain organoids respond to visual stimuli when transplanted into adult rats
In a study publishing in the journal Cell Stem Cell on February 2, researchers show that brain organoids -- clumps of lab-grown neurons -- can integrate with…
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Using innovative recording technology, researchers show organoids respond to external sensory…
A team of engineers and neuroscientists has demonstrated for the first time that human brain organoids implanted in mice have established functional…
Gene-Edited Brain Organoids Are Unlocking the Secrets of Autism
That’s one theory for the cognitive differences seen in people with autism. “There are indications that the balance between bottom-up sensory, and top-down…
Can Brain Organoids Be ‘Conscious’? Scientists May Soon Find Out
In 2022 we will see brain organoids displaying dynamics that bear comparison with the complex activity patterns indicative of consciousness in humans. This…
Engineers grow pancreatic ‘organoids’ that mimic the real thing: Studying these…
MIT engineers, in collaboration with scientists at Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, have developed a new way to grow tiny replicas of the pancreas,…