The Mechanical Fingerprint of Hippocampal Sclerosis Linking Neuronal Cell Loss and Gliosis to Tissue Stiffness
Jan Hinrichsen, Nina Reiter, Lucas Hoffmann, Jörg Vorndran, Stefan Rampp, Daniel Delev, Oliver Schnell, Arnd Doerfler, Lars Bräeuer, Friedrich P. Paulsen, Ingmar Bluemcke, Silvia Budday
This study links neuronal cell loss and gliosis in hippocampal sclerosis to tissue stiffness using mechanical testing and deep learning analysis of histopathology.
bioRxiv · Apr 21, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering