For multiple electrode array (MEA) assays, plates were first coated with poly-L-ornithine (Sigma #P4957, 10 μg/ml in dH2O) overnight at 37 °C. Following three washes with dH2O, Laminin (ThermoFisher Scientific, #23017-015, 1 μg/ml in 1 × PBS) was added again overnight at 37 °C. For confocal microscopy of mNgn2-induced neurons, sterile pre-etched coverslips (Fisher Scientific, #12-545-80) were coated the same way but with 50 μg/ml poly-L-ornithine.