There are three main types of brain herniation: Subfalcine. The brain tissue moves underneath a membrane known as the falx cerebri in the middle of the brain. Brain tissue ends up being pushed ...

There's a row of tiny holes on either side for your olfactory bulbs, the parts of your brain that help you smell. The falx cerebri (which basically means hook-shaped thing in your brain ...

Add in the restraining effects of the tough protective membranes, particularly the falx and the tentorium, that hold the brain in place from both above and below, and certain regions are bound to ...