Foreword
Tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis (‘Times are changed, we also are changed
with them’). While this Latin adage is often used in a political context, it is also true
in science, where we are witnessing progress occurring at a rapid, accelerating pace.
The field of neuroscience has seen great advances during the last decade, driven
by the progress in many enabling technological capabilities in topics including
biomechanical modelling, neuroimaging, sensors, and biology. These advances are
happening on a variety of scales, from the molecular, all the way up to macroscopic
levels. Similarly, we have seen big changes in the field of biomechanics, with novel
algorithmic approaches and greatly expanded simulation capabilities leading to new
insights.
The second edition of Biomechanics of the Brain addresses this by providing an
update on the current state of the art in the field. This update covers the progress
made since the first edition of this book published in 2011. All chapters have been
updated, and several chapters have been significantly expanded. Karol Miller, the
editor, has added several new contributors to the team that brought us the first
edition. New chapters have been added on topics which emerged during the last
decade.
The second edition of Biomechanics of the Brain was written by an international
team of experts and is intended for anybody interested in the topic. The book offers a
comprehensive update for people in the field and a good introduction and reference
for scientists new to the topic.
Surgical Planning Laboratory
Ron Kikinis, M.D.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
University of Bremen, Germany
Fraunhofer MEVIS, Bremen, Germany
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Tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis (‘Times are changed, we also are changed
with them’). While this Latin adage is often used in a political context, it is also true
in science, where we are witnessing progress occurring at a rapid, accelerating pace.
The field of neuroscience has seen great advances during the last decade, driven
by the progress in many enabling technological capabilities in topics including
biomechanical modelling, neuroimaging, sensors, and biology. These advances are
happening on a variety of scales, from the molecular, all the way up to macroscopic
levels. Similarly, we have seen big changes in the field of biomechanics, with novel
algorithmic approaches and greatly expanded simulation capabilities leading to new
insights.
The second edition of Biomechanics of the Brain addresses this by providing an
update on the current state of the art in the field. This update covers the progress
made since the first edition of this book published in 2011. All chapters have been
updated, and several chapters have been significantly expanded. Karol Miller, the
editor, has added several new contributors to the team that brought us the first
edition. New chapters have been added on topics which emerged during the last
decade.
The second edition of Biomechanics of the Brain was written by an international
team of experts and is intended for anybody interested in the topic. The book offers a
comprehensive update for people in the field and a good introduction and reference
for scientists new to the topic.
Surgical Planning Laboratory
Ron Kikinis, M.D.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
University of Bremen, Germany
Fraunhofer MEVIS, Bremen, Germany
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