Researchers create neurons that can be integrated into human brain tissue

Medical Express  August 27, 2020 An international team of researchers (Sweden, Ukraine, Spain, Italy) demonstrated that grafted cells integrate into an already established neuronal network, present in a slice of brain cortex from a human donor, receiving inputs and establishing synaptic contacts with the neurons of the slice. The transplantation of cells can be obtained from the same patient, avoiding graft rejection and ethical concerns associated with this kind of therapies…read more. Open Access TECHNICAL ARTICLE