Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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There’s nothing quite like a human brain. Its unique complexity, as well as the difficulty of studying human brains as they develop, means we can only learn so much by studying the brains of other animals or brain tissue. Scientists have developed a technique for growing mini brains, called cerebral organoids, in the lab. These mini brains provide a new way to study the developing brain and certain brain diseases.

This is a video from the 2022 Brain Awareness Video Contest.

Created by Arpan Parichha