FIGURE 4. Comparative views of brainstem landmarks in the Separation of Light From Darkness. Brainstem anatomy in the highlighted box by Michelangelo (A) is compared with a similar area outlined in a cadaver dissection (B). C, the overlay showing the specific midbrain structures that correspond to the unusual features in God's neck as depicted by Michelangelo. From: Concealed Neuroanatomy in Michelangelo's Separation of Light From Darkness in the Sistine Chapel Neurosurgery. 2010;66(5):851-861. doi:10.1227/01.NEU.0000368101.34523.E1 Neurosurgery | Copyright © 2010 by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons 1