Learning your way around the brain is pretty difficult; I spent a long time trying to learn the basics of neuroanatomy… and I bet if you did a pop quiz of neuroscientists the results would be rather embarrassing.
Over time, I’ve come up with mnemonics to help me remember the trickiest points. Here’s some of my favourites
Gyri and Sulci – which is the ridge, and which the trough? A sulcus sounds like sulk which is what you do when you’re feeling low – sulci are the troughs.
Dorsal and ventral – which is lower? Ventral, because the V in ventral is an arrow pointing down.
Axial, Coronal and Sagittal sections – Sagittal is the only kind of cut that could cause Split-brain Syndrome by cutting the brain into two Symmetrical halves.
Axial is the section you’d get if you drew a line across your the face from left to right (and then extend that back), or in other words around your head.
If you have any other good ones, please share them in the comments.
