The experimental laboratory in the development and evolution of neurosurgery—Historical perspective in tribute to Professor G. Yasargil

Abstract

The experimental laboratory has been of paramount importance in the development and evolution of neurosurgery. In that research environment, many neurosurgical techniques were designed and the classics approaches to different regions of the brain were refined, until turning neurological surgery into atraumatic procedure, fulfilling one of the founding axioms of this speciality, that of delicate treatment on brain tissue, advocated by Harvey Cushing and later optimized by Professor Gazy Yasargil. The scenarios, their main characters, and the contributions they made to the development and progress of neurosurgery have all been analyzed in this article from a historical standpoint.