Why xenocortical mice matter for brain medicine
The human brain is locked inside a skull and no animal brain is a good copy of it. That is why schizophrenia, epilepsy and dementia still have so few real treatments.
Research notes
The medical case for xenocortical mice, the results of the 2026 study, and how the work fits with organoid research going back to 2013.
The human brain is locked inside a skull and no animal brain is a good copy of it. That is why schizophrenia, epilepsy and dementia still have so few real treatments.