Studying the Brain's Suspension System in TBIs
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 - 14:32
in Biology & Nature
Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, can be devastating and debilitating. Researchers know that the membranes separating the skull from the brain play a key role in absorbing shock and preventing damage caused during a head impact, but the details remain largely mysterious. New research from a team of engineers at Washington University in St. Louis takes a closer at this "suspension system" and the insight it could provide to prevent TBI.