White Matter Dissection Course
The 4th Edition
9 - 10 July 2026 (Thurs - Fri)
8:00am to 6:00pm
This two-day advanced training course provides participants with a hands-on introduction to the three-dimensional anatomy of cerebral white matter pathways using fibre dissection techniques. Combining focused lectures with guided laboratory sessions, the course explores key cortical and subcortical structures, major association tracts, and their relevance to modern neurosurgical approaches. Designed for neurosurgical trainees, practicing neurosurgeons, and clinicians interested in functional neuroanatomy, the programme aims to strengthen anatomical understanding and support safer, more precise brain surgery.
Course Overview:
Participants will explore the organisation of the brain’s white matter tracts through a combination of lectures and guided dissections. Hands-on laboratory sessions form a major component of the course, allowing participants to perform white matter dissections under expert guidance and gain a three-dimensional understanding of critical fibre tracts.
Key topics include:
- Preparation of human brain specimens for fibre dissection
- Lateral cortical and subcortical anatomy including major association pathways
- Principles and clinical applications of intraoperative brain mapping
- Insular and deep white matter anatomy
- Microsurgical anatomy of the central core of the brain and ventricular system
- Cortical sulcal anatomy and brain localization
- Basal and medial cortical and subcortical structures
