Brain's Hidden Highway: How CSF Flows Through Neural Tissue
How Does Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow Through Brain Tissue to Clear Waste?
Through a sophisticated network of paravascular pathways that act like the brain’s highway system. This groundbreaking research revealed that cerebrospinal fluid flows along blood vessels into brain tissue through specialized channels, facilitating the clearance of waste products including amyloid-beta proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease. These pathways create a bulk flow system that can rapidly transport substances throughout the brain, fundamentally changing our understanding of how the brain maintains itself.
