These neurons therefore have to stretch further and work harder — each forming more than two million synapses — in the larger, more complex human brain. “The dopamine neurons are real ...

While the organoids aren't nearly as complex as a full-sized heart, the idea is to utilize human-specific models when forecasting drug effects. Understanding potential side effects is also key ...

This means, here you get a bit closer to medical science, and actually hold real human brains too. Dr. SK Shankar, Professor ...