Compression of the cerebral cortex during corticotomy: A study of dimpling in rats

article: verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose, provided this notice is preserved along with the article's original URL. Outline Top Text T e x t Objecti ve Intracerebral bleedings or edema are some of the iatrogenic complications of implanting penetrating electrodes into the brain. Given the necessity for invasive surgery for both functional neurosurgery as well as basic neuroscience experiments in the brain, a strategy of using techniques to minimally disrupt the brain surface is commonly