Scientists in vitro grow a tiny brain - research

Observing its development in order to understand where the folds and convolutions come from.
Scientists pursue the goal of studying the causes of congenital pathology of lissencephaly, when a child is born from brains without convolutions. Such an anomalous case is observed for 30,000 newborns. This anomaly leads to inadequate human development and reduces life expectancy.

The brain, grown in the test tube, is the same as that of a healthy person, it is covered with folds and wrinkles and resembles a walnut.

In these organoids, scientists found that the cells in the center had shrunk.

Also, researchers have engaged in the cultivation of organelles with a mutated gene, which leads to the development of the brain with several convolutions.

The researchers believe that further work on this topic will lead to an understanding of other disorders associated with the development of the brain - microcephaly, epilepsy, schizophrenia and others.