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"Using a tissue #engineering approach, and #bioprinting with two #bioinks containing living cells and non-cell materials respectively, the #researchers were able to mimic the arrangement of gray matter and white matter seen in the #brain.
Professor John Forsythe of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, who is leading the research, said while two-dimensional #nerve cell cultures have previously been used to study the formation of nerve networks and disease mechanisms, those relatively flat structures don’t reflect the way #neurons grow and interact with their surroundings."
Professor John Forsythe of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, who is leading the research, said while two-dimensional #nerve cell cultures have previously been used to study the formation of nerve networks and disease mechanisms, those relatively flat structures don’t reflect the way #neurons grow and interact with their surroundings."
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"The #brain is an intricate #network comprising #billions of #neurons . Each neuron’s cell body, or soma, engages in simultaneous #communication with thousands of other neurons through its synapses. These synapses act as links, facilitating the exchange of #information . Additionally, each neuron receives incoming signals through its dendritic trees, which are highly branched and extend for great lengths, resembling the #structure of a complex and vast arboreal network."
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