Studying the Brain in a Dish: 3D Cell Culture Models of Human Brain Development and Disease.

Curr Top Dev Biol
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Abstract

The study of the cellular and molecular processes of the developing human brain has been hindered by access to suitable models of living human brain tissue. Recently developed 3D cell culture models offer the promise of studying fundamental brain processes in the context of human genetic background and species-specific developmental mechanisms. Here, we review the current state of 3D human brain organoid models and consider their potential to enable investigation of complex aspects of human brain development and the underpinning of human neurological disease.

Year of Publication
2018
Journal
Curr Top Dev Biol
Volume
129
Pages
99-122
Date Published
2018
ISSN
1557-8933
DOI
10.1016/bs.ctdb.2018.03.002
PubMed ID
29801532
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