Brain Models: Uses And Advantages

The human brain is the most complex organ in the human body. It is also one of the most critical parts about which even doctors and medical professionals are still quite a lot in the dark. Prolonged researches have bought out many important theories but that is not sufficient; it is still an ongoing process.
The human brain is the seat of thinking. It helps us to rationalize, plan and think, besides monitoring all the activities of the body. If the heart continues to beat while the brain stops functioning, the person is said to be in a state of coma and is as good as dead. Hence, we realize the importance of brain and its functions.
However, limited knowledge in this area makes it difficult for medical professionals to treat patients who suffer from disorders in the brain. Medical students and doctors can gain more knowledge about the various parts of the brain and how they function by reading books and from information gathered from the Internet.
Medical practitioners and junior doctors often face problem in studying the anatomy of the brain as they may not get the opportunity to actually dissect a brain for studying. This problem can be easily solved by a human brain model.
A brain model is a replica of the human brain and its various parts. Such medical brain models help doctors and interns to study the anatomy of human brain at close quarters.
Though the brain is protected by thick bones of the skull, it is still prone to injuries. External injuries are easy to handle, but undetected internal injuries in any part of the brain can be life threatening. The inability to understand and treat on time, the complexities that are a result of internal brain hemorrhage or strokes, may result in loss of many lives. A human brain model can help doctors and students to learn more about the brain, so as to treat patients successfully.
Uses of Human Brain Models
· Brain models help in the study of the brain’s anatomy and arterial blood supply. For example, a sensory motor half brain model is best to study the features of the right half of the brain. On the other hand, a hands-on-pass-around life size brain model with arteries is perfect to study arterial blood supply.
· With ready-to-use brain models at hand, it becomes a lot easier to study the different parts of the brain like forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain and its associated parts.
· Doctors can easily make patients understand the problem related to any part of the brain with the use of a brain model.
· Medical students can examine and relate the pictures and information in the books with the brain anatomy shown in the model.
· Brain models are often labeled, making it easy for students to learn about the brain.
· Human brain models like a 'Diseased Brain in Skull Model' comes dissected and in detachable parts so that the cross section helps in studying the various anomalies in the brain like stroke, migraine, Parkinson's disease, etc.
· Apart from the various parts of the brain, a study of the neurostructures is also crucial for doctors and medical students. The Giant Regional Brain Model is perfect for this. Apart from the 120 labeled and numbered neurostructures, this model focuses on parietal, occipital and front lobes, brain stem and motor, limbic cortices and the cerebellum.

Advantages of Using Medical Brain Models:
· Low on budget

· Non-breakable and colorful

· Lightweight models made of vinyl plastic

· Easy to clean and maintain

· Accurately labeled

· Detachable parts, so easy to reassemble and store

Thus, we can see that a well designed human brain model facilitates the study of the anatomy of the human brain and its various parts