, details the simulator, which uses artificial intelligence to build scenarios which closely mirror real-life surgical situations. The simulators allows student surgeons to practice delicate procedures in a lower pressure environment.
The virtually constructed brain looks and moves like a real brain. Through the simulation, students have to surgically remove realistic tumours. “An individual who has never been involved in doing an operation on the brain before, suddenly is faced with doing an operation on the brain,” Del Mastro said.
Sounds like a good idea. Beats 'learning' on humans...
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