Brain organoid | Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA)

Definition:

An artificially grown in vitro brain model used for investigating brain development and neurological disease. Brain organoids are derived from induced pluripotent stem cells and embryonic stem cells.

Related Vocabulary:

Embryonic stem cell (ESC)

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC)

Organoid

Symposia:

Comparative Anthropogeny and Other Approaches to Human Origins

Imagining the Future of Anthropogeny