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As we believe in the statement of the philosopher Confucius “Study the past, if we would divine the future,” this chapter is dedicated to addressing the history of neurosurgical simulation. The objective of this chapter is to highlight the important historical background of simulation development over the years from the nonmedical era till it became one of the essential tools in neurosurgical training .

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Alshafai, N.S., Alduais, W. (2018). History of Simulation. In: Alaraj, A. (eds) Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Neurosurgery. Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75583-0_1

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