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Human Brainstem

Cytoarchitecture, Chemoarchitecture, Myeloarchitecture

  • 1st Edition - July 11, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: George Paxinos, Teri Furlong, Charles Watson
  • Language: English

Human Brainstem: Cytoarchitecture, Chemoarchitecture, Myeloarchitecture explores how the human brainstem has been impeded by the unavailability of an up-to-date, comprehen… Read more

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Description

Human Brainstem: Cytoarchitecture, Chemoarchitecture, Myeloarchitecture explores how the human brainstem has been impeded by the unavailability of an up-to-date, comprehensive, diagrammatic and photographic atlas. Now, with the first detailed atlas on the human brainstem in more than twenty years, this book presents an accurate, comprehensive and convenient reference for students, researchers and pathologists.

Key features

  • Presents the first detailed atlas on the human brainstem in more than twenty years
  • Represents all areas of the medulla, pons and midbrain in the plane transverse to the longitudinal axis of the brainstem
  • Consists of 63 plates and 63 accompanying diagrams with an interplate distance of one millimeter
  • Includes photographs of Nissl and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) stained sections at alternate levels
  • Provides an accurate and convenient guide for students, researchers and pathologists

Readership

Researchers and advanced students in neuroscience, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, pathology, and biomedicine

Table of contents

Introduction
Source of Tissue
Histology
Photography/Imaging
Diagrams and Labeled Photographs
In Vivo MRI
Stereotaxic Grid

Nomenclature and Abbreviations


Gene Expression Reveals the Segmentation of the Brainstem
The Construction of Abbreviations in the Paxinos/Watson Nomenclature

The Basis of the Delineation of Structures


Efferent and Afferent nuclei of the Cranial Nerves
Reticular and Tegmental Nuclei of Brainstem
Monoamine Nuclei of the Brainstem
Precerebellar Nuclei and Red Nucleus
Nuclei Related to the Visual System

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: July 11, 2020
  • Language: English

About the authors

GP

George Paxinos

George Paxinos has written 62 books on the brain of humans, monkeys, rodents and birds. His first atlas, The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates, is the most cited neuroscience publication. His Atlas of the Human Brain received The Award for Excellence in Publishing in Medical Science (Assoc American Publishers, 1997) and The British Medical Association Illustrated Book Award (2016). His eco-fiction book A River Divided (georgepaxinos.com.au) considers the question of whether the brain in the Goldilocks Zone - the right “size” for survival.

Affiliations and expertise
NHMRC Senior Principal, NeuRA, Australia

TF

Teri Furlong

Teri Furlong works at Neuroscience Research Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Affiliations and expertise
Neuroscience Research Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

CW

Charles Watson

Charles Watson is a neuroscientist and public health physician. His qualifications included a medical degree (MBBS) and two research doctorates (MD and DSc). He is Professor Emeritus at Curtin University, and holds adjunct professorial research positions at the University of New South Wales, the University of Queensland, and the University of Western Australia. He has published over 100 refereed journal articles and 40 book chapters, and has co-authored over 25 books on brain and spinal cord anatomy. The Paxinos Watson rat brain atlas has been cited over 80,000 times. His current research is focused on the comparative anatomy of the hippocampus and the claustrum. He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science by the University of Sydney in 2012 and received the Distinguished Achievement Award of the Australasian Society for Neuroscience in 2018.
Affiliations and expertise
John Curtin Distinguished Professor of Health Science, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia and Neuroscience Research Australia, NSW Sydney, Australia