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Most people look at these brains and get at least Most people look at these brains and get at least one wrong. Do you know which one is the human? The other six belong to a cat, baboon, dolphin, giraffe, rhino, and elephant.
Now that you know the animals, can you match them up with their brain? They’re shown to scale.

Try matching all 7 before you read the comments. Which one was easiest, and which one surprised you most?

#anatomy #science #animalfacts #brain #neuroscience
Imagine being told your twins share part of their Imagine being told your twins share part of their brain and the blood vessels keeping them alive. Surgeons spent months planning every detail of this separation operation, knowing one wrong decision or move could change two lives forever. After more than 40 hours of surgery, these twins were finally separated. If you were their parent, would you have taken the risk? #medicaleducation #neurosurgery #anatomy #science  #surgery
She was born missing most of her skull. What happe She was born missing most of her skull. What happened next sounds impossible. Over time, scan after scan showed more bone growth until she eventually had a full skull. Even more remarkable, she went on to have normal intelligence and development. Cases like this are why medicine never stops amazing me. What do you think explains it? #medicine #science #anatomy #medicaleducation #neurosurgery
One of these is an adult human. What’s the other o One of these is an adult human. What’s the other one? The obvious answer is wrong. Look closely at what these two have in common before you make your guess.

#anatomy #science #medicalmystery #educational #biology
One of these is a completely normal human baby. Th One of these is a completely normal human baby. The other has a medical condition. Most people get this wrong because humans look very different at this age than they expect. Look closely before you guess. Which one is abnormal, and what’s wrong with it? Drop your answer before reading the comments. #anatomy #medicaleducation #radiology #science #quiz
Which of these hearts scare you more? Answer befo Which of these hearts scare you more?  Answer before watching the post and see if your answer changes. One heart is so large it nearly fills the entire chest. The other looks like it’s almost disappearing. Most people pick the wrong one when asked which is more dangerous. Which heart scares you more: MASSIVE or TINY? 🫀

#medicine #medicalreels #heart #anatomy #health
You’re the ER doctor. A patient is crashing from a You’re the ER doctor. A patient is crashing from a massive brain bleed. The neurosurgeon is 30 minutes away. You have a drill… but you’ve never done this procedure to drain the bleed before. Do you risk your career trying to save him, or follow the rules and watch him die?

#medicine #neurosurgery #emergencymedicine #doctorsofinstagram #medicalcase
This animal has perfected laziness and the art of This animal has perfected laziness and the art of doing nothing.  On the other , this animal may have figured life out better than the rest of us.

Sleep all day. Move as little as possible. Avoid unnecessary effort. Repeat.

Would you switch lives with it for a week? 
#animalfacts #wildlife #naturelovers #sciencefacts #animals
This driver insisted the parked bus “came out of n This driver insisted the parked bus “came out of nowhere.”

Most people assumed he was reckless. But when doctors reviewed the events leading up to the crash, they found a neurological condition affecting how his brain processed the world around him.

He repeatedly ignored objects, people, and hazards on the same side before the collision.

If a medical condition causes a crash, should the driver still be held responsible? #medicine #neurology #brain #stroke #medicaleducation

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