Woodpeckers and head injury

Lancet. 1976 Feb 28;1(7957):454-5. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(76)91477-x.

Abstract

The woodpecker is an experiment in Nature, a model for the investigation of mechanisms of basic importance for head injury and its prevention. A preliminary anatomical study of the woodpecker's head suggests that it may be fruitful to explore impact protective systems which are radically different from those in common use.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Birds / anatomy & histology*
  • Brain Concussion / prevention & control
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / prevention & control*
  • Dissection
  • Head / anatomy & histology*
  • Head Protective Devices*
  • Humans
  • Muscles / anatomy & histology
  • Protective Devices*
  • Shock, Traumatic / prevention & control
  • Vibration