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Sagittal brain necklace | 18K gold vermeil
In 1543 Andreas Vesalius published De Humani Corporis Fabrica with woodcuts of the brain in midline section, founding modern systematic neuroanatomy. The view he showed remains the first plane any neuroanatomy textbook opens with. Worn here as an 18 mm 18K gold vermeil pendant.
The Anatomy of the Sagittal Brain
The midsagittal section bisects the brain along the midline, exposing the structures that lie along the central axis. The corpus callosum arches over the lateral ventricles, connecting the two hemispheres through roughly 200 million axons. The brainstem (midbrain, pons, medulla) descends behind it, carrying the cranial nerves and the long tracts. The cerebellum sits posterior, with the fourth ventricle between brainstem and cerebellum. The thalamus, hypothalamus, and pituitary sit at the centre, with the optic chiasm and mammillary bodies as visible landmarks on the basal surface. The view is the standard plane of clinical MRI for assessing midline structures, ventricular size, brainstem lesions, and corpus-callosum integrity. Andreas Vesalius's 1543 De Humani Corporis Fabrica laid the foundation for systematic brain anatomy in this orientation.
Worn By
- neuroanatomists at career milestones, especially in clinical neuroanatomy or imaging
- neuroradiologists at fellowship completion or major academic appointment
- retiring neurosurgeons closing a long midline-pathology career
- academic neuroanatomy educators at named lectureships or department-chair appointments
Most often given on a neuroanatomy or neuroradiology graduation, on a major hospital appointment, or on retirement from a clinical neurosurgery career. The gold reads as recognition for the working anatomist or imaging clinician.
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FAQ
Why pick the gold sagittal brain over the silver?
Gold and silver mark different occasions. The gold sagittal brain reads as recognition: a neuroanatomy or neuroradiology graduation, a major hospital appointment, or retirement from a clinical neurosurgery career. The silver is the working-day version, picked by anatomy educators or imaging clinicians who handle the view daily. Same 18 mm pendant, same chain length, same anatomical content. The choice marks the occasion.
What did Vesalius do that mattered?
Vesalius dissected and described the human body from direct observation rather than from Galen's authority, a methodological break that founded modern anatomy. His De Humani Corporis Fabrica appeared in 1543, the same year Copernicus published De Revolutionibus. The brain section in Fabrica showed the ventricles, corpus callosum, and brainstem in a sequence of plates that became the visual template for every neuroanatomy text for the next four centuries. The midline sagittal view is one of his most-reproduced images.
What size is the pendant and what chain comes with it?
18K gold vermeil over a sterling silver core, 18 mm pendant on a 45 cm gold vermeil chain (ø 1.8 mm) with a 5 cm extender. Nickel-free and hypoallergenic. Free worldwide DHL Express in 1-5 business days, with all import duties and taxes covered. 30-day “Love It or Return It” returns.
Is there a silver version?
Yes. The same sagittal brain is available in sterling silver at the same 18 mm size and chain length. Many anatomists who own the gold version eventually pick up the silver for daily wear.
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