FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 16, 2021·4 min read‘Mini-Brains’ Provide Clues About Early Life Origins of SchizophreniaBrain organoid study reveals multiple changes in brain cells during early embryonic development may contribute to schizophrenia later in life.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·November 2, 2021·2 min readMini-Brain Models Used in Hunt for Alzheimer’s TreatmentBrain organoids can be used to study molecular mechanisms that drive brain aging and neurodegenerative disorders. The mini-brains allow for the testing of molecules that could become potential therapeutic treatment options for neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 23, 2021·6 min readBrain Organoids With Complex Neural Activity DevelopedNewly developed brain organoids grown from stem cells showed organized waves of neural activity similar to that seen in living human brains.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 7, 2021·3 min readMiniature Brain Models Developed to Study the Causes of Alzheimer’s and Test Drugs in DevelopmentResearchers have developed a new brain organoid model to study the mechanistic causes of Alzheimer's disease and test dementia drugs currently in development.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 26, 2021·5 min readEarly Signs of Frontotemporal Dementia Found in Personalized Cerebral OrganoidsResearchers recreated the damage seen in frontotemporal dementia in brain organoid models. The study reveals an experimental drug designed to treat Crohn's disease may help prevent neuron death associated with FTD.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·March 24, 2021·5 min readHow Humans Develop Larger Brains Than Other ApesUsing brain organoid models, researchers have identified how the brain grows much larger and has three times as many neurons, as the brains of chimpanzees and gorillas.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 19, 2021·4 min readTiny Machine Poised to Unlock Brain’s MysteriesResearchers have developed a new device that can record, sense, and manipulate brain organoids. The device will allow researchers to make groundbreaking discoveries about how the brain develops and identify mechanisms of recovery following trauma.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 22, 2021·4 min read‘Mini Brain’ Organoids Grown in Lab Mature Much Like Infant BrainsBrain organoids, or mini-brains, created from human stem cells appear to develop in much the same way as a human brain. The organoids follow an internal clock that guides their maturation in sync with the timeline for human brain development.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 7, 2021·3 min readPeeking Inside ‘Mini-Brains’ Could Boost Understanding of the Human BrainStudy reveals the detailed internal anatomy of mini-brains for the first time.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 29, 2019·6 min readMachine learning algorithm can’t distinguish these lab mini-brains from preemie babiesMachine learning is unable to tell the difference in brain activity between a lab-grown mini-brain and that of a preterm infant who has reached full-term.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·July 6, 2019·4 min readTo cure brain diseases, neuroscientists must collaborate: That’s why I’m giving my data awayOpen sharing of scientific data and standard methods will allow researchers to collaborate on projects and accelerate understanding of neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 27, 2019·4 min readResearchers grow active mini-brain-networksA cerebral organoid allows researchers to detect dynamic changes in calcium ion activity and visualize comprehensive cell activities.Read More