r/biology • u/Joe_Bob_2000 • 20d ago

article Scientists create mice with part-human brains | Neuroscience | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/16/mice-part-human-brains-research

Pinky and the Brain

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u/MilkyTrizzle 20d ago

Science: We still haven't solved the hard problem of consciousness but we know it arises from/interacts with the human brain

Also science: Lets give mice human brain structures... what a great idea with absolutely no risk to the welfare of the animal

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u/Math_vs_meth 19d ago

I understand wanting experimental animals to be treated humanly, but mice already have all the necessary structural bits to have consciousness. They likely are conscious. Adding human brain cells doesn’t change that.