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TissueDB/Tissues/Brain

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▼This page is a tissue entry for the SELF Tissue Database.
It documents the structures, recommended materials, and related simulators associated with this tissue to support low-cost, reproducible surgical simulator development.
Labelled lateral view of the brain showing the cerebrum with its sulci, gyri and fissure, the cerebellum, the diencephalon, midbrain, pons and medulla oblongata, continuing into the spinal cord.
Lateral view of the brain showing the cerebrum with its sulci and gyri, the cerebellum, and the brainstem continuing into the spinal cord.
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Brain is the central organ of the nervous system, contained within the cranium and surrounded by cerebrospinal fluid and meningeal layers.

Materials

Material Visual Tactile Simulator Notes
Grapefruit - - Grapefruit Distal Anterior Cerebral Artery Bypass Simulator Grapefruit flesh, rind/pith and inner skin stand in for the cerebral cortex, skin and arachnoid/pia mater in the Cikla et al. 2020 distal anterior cerebral artery side-to-side bypass model.[1]
Castable silicone - - STA-MCA Bypass Trainer (Akdag) Silicone cast in a 3D-printed hemispheric mould as the left-hemisphere cerebral parenchyma the surgeon must avoid damaging; three force-sensitive resistors fixed around the sylvian fissure provide an audible alert with each detected touch, regardless of pressure magnitude (Akdag et al. 2024).[2]




References

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  1. ↑ Cikla U, Rowley P, Jennings Simoes EL, Ozaydin B, Goodman SL, Avci E, Baskaya MK, Patel NJ. Grapefruit training model for distal anterior cerebral artery side-to-side bypass. World Neurosurg 2020;138:39–51. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2020.02.107. PMID 32109640.
  2. ↑ Akdag BA, Akdag B, Ikizoglu E, Husemoglu B, Kizmazoglu C, Aydin HE, Ozer E. A novel training model for superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery anastomosis using microsurgical techniques. World Neurosurg 2024;190:e665–e674. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2024.07.200. PMID 39098505.




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Authors Arturo Pelayo
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Created January 29, 2026 by Arturo Pelayo
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Cite as Arturo Pelayo (2026). "TissueDB/Tissues/Brain". Appropedia. Retrieved October 18, 2026.
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