WEHImovies | Alien brain by Alison Farley | Art of Science @WEHImovies | Uploaded August 2018 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Art of Science 2018 | Moving image
https://www.wehi.edu.au/artofscience
This movie appears to be straight from a science fiction film: an alien brain on a spaceship’s computer.
In reality, it is from research that is trying understand why premature babies are susceptible to dangerous brain bleeds that can lead to cerebral palsy and other disabilities.
As the brain spins in the movie, we see delicate web-like tendrils twinkling on and off. These are the fragile network of blood vessels that nourish the developing brain.
In contrast, crude splotches and broad lines represent areas of bleeding in the brain that occur in the absence of platelets, the tiny cell fragments responsible for blood clotting.
Studying the role of platelets in blood vessels and the developing brain could help to inform new preventions and treatments for neonatal brain bleeds.
Art of Science 2018 | Moving image
https://www.wehi.edu.au/artofscience
This movie appears to be straight from a science fiction film: an alien brain on a spaceship’s computer.
In reality, it is from research that is trying understand why premature babies are susceptible to dangerous brain bleeds that can lead to cerebral palsy and other disabilities.
As the brain spins in the movie, we see delicate web-like tendrils twinkling on and off. These are the fragile network of blood vessels that nourish the developing brain.
In contrast, crude splotches and broad lines represent areas of bleeding in the brain that occur in the absence of platelets, the tiny cell fragments responsible for blood clotting.
Studying the role of platelets in blood vessels and the developing brain could help to inform new preventions and treatments for neonatal brain bleeds.
