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ReviewStem cell reports2025

The emergence of electrical activity in human brain organoids.

Sara Mancinelli, Sebastiano Bariselli, Simona Lodato

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Review in Stem cell reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Sara MancinelliDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy; IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
Sebastiano BariselliDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy; IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
Simona LodatoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy; IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: simona.lodato@hunimed.eu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human brain organoids, generated from pluripotent stem cells, recapitulate fundamental features of human brain development, including neuronal diversity, regional architecture, and functional network activity. Integrated multimodal and transcriptomic analyses reveal a molecular repertoire of ionotropic receptors supporting action potentials, synaptic transmission, and oscillatory dynamics resembling early brain activity. This review synthesizes current knowledge on the molecular and electrophysiological determinants of neuronal maturation and network computations, from synaptic integration to large-scale dynamics. Ongoing refinements in organoid generation are improving developmental timing and structural fidelity, establishing these models as powerful platforms for investigating brain differentiation, circuit formation, disease mechanisms, and biomedical applications.

Indexed as

BrainElectrophysiological PhenomenaOrganoidsAction PotentialsCell DifferentiationHumansNeurogenesisNeuronsPluripotent Stem CellsSynaptic Transmissionbrain organoidselectrical activitymembrane propertiesnetwork activity

Identifiers

PMID40930067
PMCPMC12447339

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