Lab-Grown “Mini Brains” Can Now Mimic the Neural Activity of a Preterm Infant

[Disir]

Scientists have been trying to grow human organs—including kidneys, livers, skin and guts—from scratch well over a decade. These “organoids” are not fully formed functional organs but miniaturized versions that help researchers model various diseases and test therapies.

It may sound like B-movie pulp, but now scientists have grown a mini brain with neural activity similar to that seen in a preterm infant. Previous efforts had grown stem cells into brainlike collections of neurons, but none demonstrated brain activity mimicking the real thing until now. An organoid functioning like an actual brain could help scientists study a range neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as epilepsy, stroke and schizophrenia.
Lab-Grown “Mini Brains” Can Now Mimic the Neural Activity of a Preterm Infant

That's kind of weird in a sci-fi movie way.

 

[Frannie]

Scientists have been trying to grow human organs—including kidneys, livers, skin and guts—from scratch well over a decade. These “organoids” are not fully formed functional organs but miniaturized versions that help researchers model various diseases and test therapies.

It may sound like B-movie pulp, but now scientists have grown a mini brain with neural activity similar to that seen in a preterm infant. Previous efforts had grown stem cells into brainlike collections of neurons, but none demonstrated brain activity mimicking the real thing until now. An organoid functioning like an actual brain could help scientists study a range neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as epilepsy, stroke and schizophrenia.
Lab-Grown “Mini Brains” Can Now Mimic the Neural Activity of a Preterm Infant

That's kind of weird in a sci-fi movie way.

Scientists have been trying to grow human organs—including kidneys, livers, skin and guts—from scratch well over a decade. These “organoids” are not fully formed functional organs but miniaturized versions that help researchers model various diseases and test therapies.

It may sound like B-movie pulp, but now scientists have grown a mini brain with neural activity similar to that seen in a preterm infant. Previous efforts had grown stem cells into brainlike collections of neurons, but none demonstrated brain activity mimicking the real thing until now. An organoid functioning like an actual brain could help scientists study a range neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as epilepsy, stroke and schizophrenia.
Lab-Grown “Mini Brains” Can Now Mimic the Neural Activity of a Preterm Infant

That's kind of weird in a sci-fi movie way.

I posted this the other day, not sure how one grows a brain and if they did why it would start out as an infants brain, does this mean that if they grow it long enough it will get senile

 

[shockedcanadian]

It would be interesting to see how the worlds civilization will operate in 100 years. I have my suspicions that it will be soulless. The music will be garbage also.

 

[Dekster]

They should have to get parental consent before aborting these lab brains.

 

[22lcidw]

They keep messing with robots and the genetic improvement of the species and more. Its like a potential sci fi movie in the making.

 

[Frannie]

It would be interesting to see how the worlds civilization will operate in 100 years. I have my suspicions that it will be soulless. The music will be garbage also.

Music only works for kids

 

[Blackrook]

The creation of artificial human brains is unethical research.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

The creation of artificial human brains is unethical research.

(Here is where you actually argue that. This ain't church, pastor. )