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Are Neurons Wiring Into the Brain of the Animal?

The researchers used a modified virus to look at connections between the organoid and the brain. The eye is actually part of the brain, so it was really cool to be able to see that the eye was directly connected with the organoid. And we found that there were very specific electrical responses that showed up in the presence of the stimulation.

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