4th Brain Anatomy and White Matter Dissection Workshop

The understanding of the human brain passes several levels of analysis, from anatomical dissection to philosophical questioning, histological analysis to psychological theories, artistic representation of its anatomical structures to modern neuroimaging. It is imperative that basic and clinical neuroscientists, neurosurgeons and neuroradiologists master the knowledge of the architectural complexity of the human brain, above all, of the white matter network. 

Following the previous successful editions since 2018, this workshop offers a heuristic and holistic approach of utilising the participants' previous knowledge of the human brain and adding special emphasis on the understanding of neuroanatomical relationships in neurosurgical and neuroimaging perspectives. 

The workshop will include lectures, including also a tractography and connectomics tutorial, and hands-on training in performing white matter dissection of human brain specimens. 

There will be 20 places available. There will be 1 participant per specimen, with 1 Leica or Zeiss microscope per participant. In a very innovative way, demonstration of brain anatomy and dissection will be performed by means of high resolution and exoscopic visualization. Virtual white matter dissection will be performed on DTI imaging workstations (Brainlab). 

The course will be aimed at registrars and consultants with interest in neuroanatomy, neuroradiology, neurology, neurosurgery, and neurosciences in general.