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Fractality of Cranial Sutures

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The Fractal Geometry of the Brain

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It has long been known that skull suture has a typical fractal structure. Although the fractal dimension has been utilized to assess morphology, the mechanism of the fractal structure formation remains to be elucidated. Recent advances in the mathematical modeling of biological pattern formation provided useful frameworks for understanding this mechanism. This chapter describes how various proposed mechanisms tried to explain the formation of fractal structures in cranial sutures.

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Miura, T. (2024). Fractality of Cranial Sutures. In: Di Ieva, A. (eds) The Fractal Geometry of the Brain. Advances in Neurobiology, vol 36. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47606-8_11

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