The skull evolved for protection against blunt force. Modern acceleration and rotational forces expose the brain to new ...

They create a cushion between the brain and the cranium (skull) and the spinal cord and the vertebrae (spine). The meninges also provide structural support for important blood vessels and nerves ...

Access to potentially life-saving neurosurgical care remains very uneven worldwide, with potentially life-threatening ...

Evidence for this function first came from studies of the organ's anatomy and its nerves as well ... intensifying weak light. The small brain occupies only about 1.5 percent of the braincase ...

In the skull, they found fatty acids suggestive of brain triglycerides (proteins typical ... "I always marvel that we've been doing human anatomy and gross anatomy for hundreds of years, and ...

As a result, skull-striping might inadvertently remove too much or too little non-brain tissue surrounding the brain, interfering with accurate interpretation of the brain anatomy. A new paper has ...

Our team of neurosurgeons at Baylor Medicine are experienced in treating all forms of benign and malignant tumors that occur within the adult brain and at the base of the skull. These kinds of tumors ...

The brain reaches 90% of adult size by 1 year ... the neck folds more difficult to clean on the affected side. Infant skull anatomy. Reprinted with permission from Furdon SA, Benjamin K.

The bones of the individual’s skull and spine likely protected the brain from complete thermal breakdown, allowing fragments to form this unique organic glass.

Greg Morrison of Brick underwent three brain surgeries that saved his life, but left part of his skull collapsing. Using 3D printer technology, doctors at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in ...