Inside a lab in the picturesque Swiss town of Vevey, a scientist gives tiny clumps of human brain cells the nutrient-rich fluid they need to stay alive. The Barron’s news department was not involved in the creation of the content above. This article was produced by AFP. For more information go to AFP.com.© Agence France-Presse Source link
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Lab-grown ‘mini-brains’ may explain why we outlived Neanderthals The Times The strange role of lead poisoning in humanity’s success The Economist Ancient lead exposure may have helped humans evolve over Neanderthals, study finds ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Did Lead Limit Brain and Language Development in Neanderthals and Other Extinct Hominids? UC San Diego Today Ancient lead exposure may have …
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Scientists generally believe brain organoids — 3D aggregations of tissue that mimic some of the structures of the brain — are too simple to support consciousness. But as brain organoids become more sophisticated, there’s a theoretical possibility that some may cross that threshold someday. The brain organoids that have been made so far typically represent just one part of the …
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Immune cells in the human brain may be critical to orchestrating the organ’s development in the womb because they trigger a dramatic increase in an important type of nerve cell, new research suggests. Estimates suggest that these key cells, known as inhibitory interneurons, make up some 25% to 50% of the neurons in the adult cortex, the wrinkled tissue that …
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