Original Drawings

Everyone knows what the brain looks like, as a whole. Far fewer people would recognize different parts of the brain in isolation. I would like to do my part to change that. I believe that the more you know about something, the more you are likely to care about it. Here are ten original drawings to get you interested. I also touch on the spine and the tools of the trade. This collection is certainly not comprehensive in any way. Instead, the drawings focus on what I find to be of most visual or artistic interest. I have paired each neurosurgery-inspired item with something from the natural world, either for good reason, or simply for fun.

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The Circle of Willis (and insect).

A Leksell rongeur (and crab).

An assortment of aneurysm clips (and egret).

The venous sinuses (and squid).

A perforator drill bit (and clam in the sand).

The ventricles of the brain (and deep sea angler).

The brainstem (and orchid).

The homunculus (and “Hello Kitty” look alike).

The hippocampus (and seahorse).

A lumbar vertebral body (and horseshoe crab).