Connecting lab-grown brain cells provides insight into how our own brains work

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Researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, have developed a technique to connect lab-grown neural 'organoids' (three-dimensional developmental brain-like structures grown from human stem cells) using axonal bundles, similar to the connections between regions in the human brain. This technique allows brain networks to be better represented experimentally in the lab, and will improve understanding and studies of network-related brain disorders.

2024.04.11

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Connecting lab-grown brain cells provides insight into how our own brains work

Researchers from #UTokyo_IIS find that providing lab-grown ‘cerebral organoids’ with connections similar to those in real brains enhances their development and activity.

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