The indelible curvature of her brain: science fiction

The indelible curvature of her brain folds was a problem. The pathways were so long ingrained and so well formed that he could not bring himself to wantonly destroy them, and there was no way to simply wipe them smooth and simple again. He settled for a rough approximation of detaching them, breaking the linkages to the most obvious pathways. The memories were still there, and it was possible that they would rebuild the connections--brains liked doing that--but for now it would appear that he'd filled his responsibility. Yet she would not have the crafted beauty of her brain, the labor of decades, destroyed. He felt a brief glow of pride as he completed his work, something almost forgotten.

Inspiration: "indelible" (which came up when I was writing "Walking Out of the Machine," the twitfic Vicesteed tie-in. I tried to think of something that was not paper or writing that could be described like that.
Story Potential: Medium.
Notes: I love this description, but the actual story isn't unique. Best title ever, though!