title: Human cortical interneurons take their time.
abstract: In this issue, Maroof et al. (2013) and Nicholas et al. (2013) describe strategies for deriving cortical interneurons from human pluripotent stem cells. Functional maturation of these neurons occurs over a protracted period, which resembles normal human development, and suggests these cells may be useful for modeling brain development and disease.
authors: Instituto de Neurociencias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas & Universidad Miguel Hernández, Sant Joan d'Alacant 03550, Spain. o.marin@umh.es
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