Lab-grown 'mini brains' produce electrical patterns that resemble those of premature babies

Nature. 2018 Nov;563(7732):453. doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-07402-0.
No abstract available

Keywords: Autism spectrum disorders; Brain; Developmental biology; Ethics.

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain / cytology
  • Brain / embryology
  • Brain / growth & development
  • Brain / physiology*
  • Brain Waves / physiology
  • Cerebral Cortex / cytology
  • Cerebral Cortex / embryology
  • Cerebral Cortex / growth & development
  • Cerebral Cortex / physiology
  • Consciousness / physiology
  • Electroencephalography
  • Ethics, Research
  • Fetal Development
  • Fetus / cytology
  • Fetus / embryology
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature / physiology*
  • Models, Neurological
  • Neural Stem Cells / cytology
  • Organ Culture Techniques / methods*
  • Organoids / cytology
  • Organoids / embryology
  • Organoids / growth & development*
  • Organoids / physiology*
  • Uncertainty