New insights on the importance of skull channels for brain health Channels allow 'brain water' to exit the brain and be screened by immune cells in the skull's bone marrow.

During emergency surgery, half of Hager's skull was removed to relieve pressure on his brain, leaving part of his brain covered only with skin and connective tissue.

A soft robot inserted through a hole in the skull can deploy six sensor-filled legs on the surface of the brain to monitor electrical activity. The design has been tested in miniature pigs and ...

In a new study, the custom-fitted transparent implant described above replaces the skull in mice, offering a way to, literally, peek into the brain in search of answers. The Evolution of Brain Probes.

USC researchers pioneer new brain imaging technique through clear “window” in patient’s skull In a proof-of-concept study, a research team based at the Keck School of Medicine of USC showed ...

A New Jersey family who was told their son would not survive past birth due to a rare neural tube defect that caused his skull to stop developing in the womb are celebrating his seven months of ...

This skull of a 50-year-old-ish medieval woman, circa 6th to 8th century, shows evidence of trepanation. Credit: I. Micarelli et al., 2023 ...

One of two upper-class brothers living in ancient Israel had a hole drilled into his skull. But why? Scientists Find Evidence of Brain Surgery on 3,000-Year-Old Skull - CNET ...

“Exencephaly is where the brain is outside of the skull, and it’s usually only covered by a thin layer of skin made up of one or two cells,” Dr. Tim Vogel, chief of pediatric neurosurgery at ...