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Brain Organoids: Expanding Our Understanding of Human Development and Disease

  • SUNY Buffalo
  • State University of New York System
  • Medical University of Gdańsk

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Abstract

Stem cell-derived brain organoids replicate important stages of the prenatal human brain development and combined with the induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology offer an unprecedented model for investigating human neurological diseases including autism and microcephaly. We describe the history and birth of organoids and their application, focusing on cerebral organoids derived from embryonic stem cells and iPSCs. We discuss new insights into organoid-based model of schizophrenia and shed light on challenges and future applications of organoid-based disease model system. This review also suggests hitherto unrevealed potential applications of organoids in combining with new technologies such as nanophotonics/optogenomics for controlling brain development and atomic force microscopy for studying mechanical forces that shape the developing brain.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationResults and Problems in Cell Differentiation
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages183-206
Number of pages24
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018

Publication series

NameResults and Problems in Cell Differentiation
Volume66
ISSN (Print)0080-1844
ISSN (Electronic)1861-0412

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