An artificial organic neuron that closely mimics the characteristics of biological nerve cells has been created by researchers at Linköping University (LiU), Sweden.In their latest study, published today (January 12) in the journal Nature Materials, the same researchers at LiU have developed a new artificial nerve cell called “conductance-based organic electrochemical neuron” or c-OECN, which closely mimics 15 out of the 20 neural features that characterize biological nerve cells, making its functioning much more similar to natural nerve cells.In experiments that were carried out in collaboration with Karolinska Institute (KI), the new c-OECN neurons were connected to the vagus nerve of mice.In general, organic semiconductors have the advantage of being biocompatible, soft, and malleable, while the vagus nerve plays a key role, for example, in the body’s immune system and metabolism.DOI: 10.1038/s41563-022-01450-8DOI: 10.1038/s41563-022-01450-8Funding: Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse, Swedish Research Council, Olle Engkvists Stiftelse, Vinnova, the European Commission through the FET-OPEN project MITICS, the Swedish Government Strategic Research Area in Materials Science on Functional Materials at Linköping UniversityBe the first to comment on "Artificial Organic Neurons Created – Almost Like Biological Nerve Cells""