Neurosurgery and Neuroscience

Brain Mapping & Biomarkers

The brain is the most complicated organ in our body. Every area has a specific function that controls everything that human body does. For years, doctors have had a rough map of the brain, but never to the degree that they could operate and know for sure how to avoid every critical portion since each person’s brain are unique, causing variations in the map. This fact, of sheer complexity of the brain, has challenged neurosurgeons for years. A biomarker is a characteristic that is objectively measured and evaluated as an indicator of normal biological processes, pharmacologic responses. Biomarkers for neurological diseases are difficult to difficult to diagnose, but better technology is making it easier for researchers to track brain health to earlier diagnosis, faster drug development and to bring more effective treatments.