ScienceThe debate over whether the human brain is two separate organs
The Independent describes Stanford research as finding that the brain is “two separate organs.” A post discussing the work says researchers also grew hindbrain motor neurons from human stem cells.
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A post citing a Stanford Medicine-led paper in Nature Neuroscience says the forebrain and hindbrain arise from precursor cell populations that never overlap, calling them separate organs. It also says researchers used that developmental split to grow hindbrain motor neurons from human stem cells. Another post presents the work as promising for ALS research. A critic disputes the “two organs” interpretation, arguing that both regions originate in the neural plate during development.
The debate over whether the human brain is two separate organs
The Independent describes Stanford research as finding that the brain is “two separate organs.” A post discussing the work says researchers also grew hindbrain motor neurons from human stem cells.
