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Lab-grown human brain cells ‘recorded passage of time’

PARIS - Peppercorn-sized clumps of human brain cells grown in a laboratory for a record seven years aged similarly to those inside our heads, suggesting they “recorded the passage of time”, scientists said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post · Aug 19

Scientists built the largest-ever map of the human brain. Here's what they found

A new atlas of the human brain could help explain abilities like language – and vulnerabilities, like Alzheimer's disease.

WEKU · Oct 16, 2023

Human cells in a rat's brain could shed light on autism and ADHD

Scientists have devised a new model for studying disorders like autism spectrum disorder and ADHD. It uses clusters of human brain cells grown inside the brain of a rat.

WEKU · Oct 12, 2022