The Brain Atlas: A Visual Guide to the Human Central Nervous System - Softcover

Woolsey, Thomas A.; Hanaway, Joseph; Gado, Mokhtar H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470084766 ISBN 13: 9780470084762

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 2008

Synopsis

The intricacies of the human nervous system are of great intellectual and practical interest and importance and are the subject of a large number of life sciences and medical school courses worldwide. The Brain Atlas: A Visual Guide to the Human Central Nervous System truly integrates modern neuroscience with clinical practice and is now completely revised and updated in its Third Edition. Now more than ever, it is the best available visual guide to human neuroanatomy for undergraduate and graduate medical students, clinicians and psychologists. It flows logically from surface anatomy to cross-sections, and then on to regional histology, ending with diagrams of the major neuronal systems responsible for the brain's magnificent array of functions. The book's five sections cover Background Information, The Brain and Its Blood, Brain Slices, Histological Sections, and Pathways. The Brain Atlas: A Visual Guide to the Human Central Nervous System, Third Edition features: A large number of new images reflecting the latest updates in imaging equipment and techniques Unrivalled treatment of brain pathways, including meticulous blood supply maps Systematic use of magnetic resonance images side-by-side with corresponding brain slices A direct labeling system, including an alphabetical list of terms for each image From the reviews of the Second Edition: "...an essential requirement for the library of any individual who works in the field...if you buy only one atlas, this is the one to buy." JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY "...an excellent tool for understanding the central nervous system. It is a good companion at every level of training and for health care professionals." ARCHIVES OF NEUROLOGY

About this title

About the Author

Thomas A. Woolsey, MD, is a world-renowned neurobiologist best known for his discovery of the cortical barrels in rodents. During his nearly forty years at Washington University School of Medicine, he has won numerous awards for teaching medical students, residents, graduate students, and undergraduates in psychology and life sciences. Joseph Hanaway, MD, has practiced neurology for over thirty years and has taught basic and clinical neuroanatomy at Harvard University, the University of Virginia, Washington University, and the University of Missouri Medical School. Mokhtar H. Gado, MD, is an internationally known neuroradiologist with more than thirty-five years of clinical, research, and teaching experience at Washington University School of Medicine and the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology.

From the Back Cover

The definitive guide to the human brain and its neuroanatomy thoroughly updated and revised

Praise for the Second Edition . . .

"The Brain Atlas presents neuroanatomy in an intuitive yet comprehensive manner, which makes it an excellent reference book and an outstanding learning text for anyone trying to master the intricate layout of the brain and its related structures." Trends in Neuroscience

"Overall, this atlas is an excellent tool for understanding the central nervous system. It is a good companion at every level of training and for health care professionals." Archives of Neurology

"Invaluable for students . . . every practicing neurosurgeon can review this material regularly with advantage . . . a valuable addition to the libraries of neuroscientists everywhere." Neurosurgery Quarterly

"An essential requirement for the library of any individual who works in the field . . . if you buy only one atlas, this is the one to buy." Journal of Neurosurgery

Using the latest imaging modalities, the Third Edition of The Brain Atlas features new and revised images that offer readers a remarkably clear and detailed presentation of neuroanatomy. Moreover, the text has been thoroughly updated and revised to help readers better understand the application of modern neuroscience and neuroanatomy to today's clinical practice.

From the Inside Flap

The Brain Atlas flows logically from surface anatomy to cross-sections to regional histology, ending with diagrams of the major neuronal systems. Features of the Third Edition include:

• All new clinical images obtained using the latest imaging technology

• A direct labeling system of key structures with a separate alphabetical list of these terms to speed identification in each figure

• An unrivaled treatment of brain pathways, using clear color graphics to trace pathways on actual brain slices

• Magnetic resonance images that face corresponding brain slices and sections permit direct comparison and accurate identification

With these new updated features, the Third Edition continues to be the unsurpassed visual guide to human neuroanatomy for students, researchers, and practitioners in neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, psychiatry, medicine, and psychology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470084766
• ISBN 13: 9780470084762
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 280