Mini-brains that work and grow like their full-size counterparts could offer an alternative to animal testing, and advance the quest for personalized medicine.
. Now, scientists at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, have printed living neural networks composed of rat brain cells that seem to mature and communicate like real brains do.
In collaboration with Helena Parkington, a physiologist at Monash University, the team created brain tissues containing not only neurons, but also thethat help neurons stay healthy and form connections. As they matured, the 3D-printed neurons extended their long axons across cell-free layers to reach other cells, enabling them to talk to each other across layers like they do in the cortex.
Willerth thinks the new experiment is promising. These neural networks were made of rat cells, but “it’s a proof of concept showing that you can eventually do this with human cells,” Willerth says. Still, future experiments will need to replicate this level of function in human cells before these neural network models can be used in translational research and medicine.
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