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Unlocking Autism: Mayo Clinic’s “Mini-Brain” Study Reveals Key Insights


Scientists from Mayo Clinic and Yale University used organoids, or mini-brain models, to study the development of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). They discovered an imbalance in excitatory cortical neurons, which are crucial for brain communication and function. By analyzing gene expression in th

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