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·December 16, 2021·4 min read

‘Mini-Brains’ Provide Clues About Early Life Origins of Schizophrenia

Brain organoid study reveals multiple changes in brain cells during early embryonic development may contribute to schizophrenia later in life.

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·November 2, 2021·2 min read

Mini-Brain Models Used in Hunt for Alzheimer’s Treatment

Brain 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.

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·August 23, 2021·6 min read

Brain Organoids With Complex Neural Activity Developed

Newly developed brain organoids grown from stem cells showed organized waves of neural activity similar to that seen in living human brains.

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·August 7, 2021·3 min read

Miniature Brain Models Developed to Study the Causes of Alzheimer’s and Test Drugs in Development

Researchers have developed a new brain organoid model to study the mechanistic causes of Alzheimer's disease and test dementia drugs currently in development.

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·July 26, 2021·5 min read

Early Signs of Frontotemporal Dementia Found in Personalized Cerebral Organoids

Researchers 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.

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·March 24, 2021·5 min read

How Humans Develop Larger Brains Than Other Apes

Using 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.

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·March 19, 2021·4 min read

Tiny Machine Poised to Unlock Brain’s Mysteries

Researchers 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.

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·February 22, 2021·4 min read

‘Mini Brain’ Organoids Grown in Lab Mature Much Like Infant Brains

Brain 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.

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·January 7, 2021·3 min read

Peeking Inside ‘Mini-Brains’ Could Boost Understanding of the Human Brain

Study reveals the detailed internal anatomy of mini-brains for the first time.

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·August 29, 2019·6 min read

Machine learning algorithm can’t distinguish these lab mini-brains from preemie babies

Machine 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.

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·July 6, 2019·4 min read

To cure brain diseases, neuroscientists must collaborate: That’s why I’m giving my data away

Open sharing of scientific data and standard methods will allow researchers to collaborate on projects and accelerate understanding of neurodegenerative diseases.