A 3D skull model of the false gharial Tomistoma schlegelii; the bones of the braincase are in colour. The specimen is from the collection of the Zoological Museum, Moscow State University ...

Key cells in the brain, neurons, form networks by exchanging signals, enabling the brain to learn and adapt at incredible speed.

have developed a 3D-printed ‘brain-like environment’ where neurons grow similarly to a real brain. Using tiny nanopillars, they mimic the soft neural tissue and the brain extracellular matrix fibers.

Now, in a surgery that was one of the first of its kind, doctors replaced part of a Chinese man's skull with 3D printed titanium mesh that was molded to perfectly restore the part of his skull ...

Researchers have now developed a 3D-printed 'brain-like environment' where ... tissue and the brain extracellular matrix fibers. This model provides new insights into how neurons form networks ...