Peeking inside ‘mini-brains’ could boost understanding of the human brain

Peeking inside ‘mini-brains’ could boost understanding of the human brain

‘Mini-brains’ are pin-head sized collections of several different types of human brain cell. They are used as a tool, allowing scientists to learn about how the brain develops, study disease and test new medicines. Personalized ‘mini-brains’ can be grown from stem cells generated from a sample of human hair or skin and could shed light on how brain disease progresses in an individual and how this person may respond to drugs.

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