Disruptions of such activity may underlie certain brain disorders as well. (scientificamerican.com)
Similarly, Neanderthal variants impacting development of a particular suspect brain area may help to inform cognitive disability seen in certain brain disorders, say the researchers. (sciencedaily.com)
«Organoids provide a great opportunity to study certain brain disorders that are overtly human, affecting the highest brain abilities that we have as human beings,» says Paola Arlotta, a professor of stem cell and regenerative biology at Harvard University who studies the mammalian cerebral cortex. (protomag.com)