2023
Diencephalic organoids – A key to unraveling development, connectivity, and pathology of the human diencephalon
Kiral F, Choe M, Park I. Diencephalic organoids – A key to unraveling development, connectivity, and pathology of the human diencephalon. Frontiers In Cellular Neuroscience 2023, 17: 1308479. PMID: 38130869, PMCID: PMC10733522, DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2023.1308479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman diencephalonBrain organoidsNeurodevelopmental disordersDevelopmental brain disordersHuman brain tissueThalamocortical connectionsBrain disordersDiencephalic developmentBrain tissueDiencephalic structuresOrganoid modelsHuman-specific aspectsSensory processingDiencephalonDisordersTelencephalic fatePathologyStem cellsStem cell technologyOrganoids
2019
hESC-Derived Thalamic Organoids Form Reciprocal Projections When Fused with Cortical Organoids
Xiang Y, Tanaka Y, Cakir B, Patterson B, Kim KY, Sun P, Kang YJ, Zhong M, Liu X, Patra P, Lee SH, Weissman SM, Park IH. hESC-Derived Thalamic Organoids Form Reciprocal Projections When Fused with Cortical Organoids. Cell Stem Cell 2019, 24: 487-497.e7. PMID: 30799279, PMCID: PMC6853597, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2018.12.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReciprocal projectionsThree-dimensional organoid modelsForebrain disorderHuman brain developmentCortical organoidsHuman thalamusPeripheral tissuesThalamusRelated disordersThalamic developmentSingle-cell RNA sequencingBrain developmentHuman embryonic stem cellsCircuit organizationCortexOrganoid modelsRegion-specific organoidsTelencephalic fateStem cellsOrganoid techniquesOrganoidsDisordersRNA sequencingRelay hubDisease