Advances in Lab-Grown Mini Brains Unveil Brain Development Secrets
TL;DR
Scientists used brain organoids to discover that microglia, the brain's immune cells, produce IGF1 which drives the proliferation of interneurons in the developing human brain, a process potentially unique to humans and important for our cognitive abilities.
- 'Minibrains' reveal secrets of how key brain cells form in the womb Live Science
- Human neural organoid microphysiological systems show the building blocks necessary for basic learning and memory Nature
- Sophisticated Lab-Grown Mini Brains Offer New Insights Into Brain Development Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
- Brains grown in dishes push new boundaries cosmosmagazine.com
- Growing a Whole-Brain Organoid Tech Briefs
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