Fig 1. Axonal tractography, corresponding hexahedral brain mesh and the boundary conditions used to investigate the skull flexural effect on axonal deformation.

(a) Axonal tractography of the male model with 9452 axonal tracts, (b) Axonal tractography of the female model with 9771 axonal tracts, (c) High-quality hexahedral mesh of the male brain, (d) High-quality hexahedral mesh of the female brain, (e) Male head model with embedded axonal tracts, and (f) Female model with embedded axonal tracts.