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The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates

  • 7th Edition - October 24, 2013
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: George Paxinos, Charles Watson
  • Language: English

Since its first edition in 1982, the Paxinos and Watson rat brain atlas has become the most trusted source of accurate coordinates and anatomical information in laboratories… Read more

Description

Since its first edition in 1982, the Paxinos and Watson rat brain atlas has become the most trusted source of accurate coordinates and anatomical information in laboratories throughout the world. It has been cited over 60,000 times, making it the most cited publication in neuroscience. The seventh edition incorporates new findings on developmental gene expression and presents the boundaries of neuromeres in sagittal sections.

Key features

  • 161 thoroughly revised coronal diagrams and accompanying photographic plates spaced at 120 µm intervals
  • 19 thoroughly revised sagittal diagrams and accompanying photographic plates
  • 27 thoroughly revised horizontal diagrams and accompanying photographic plates
  • Photographic plates printed from high resolution digital images in color
  • Diagrams of all spinal cord segments
  • The most accurate and virtually universally used stereotaxic coordinate system
  • Neuromeric segments delineated in sagittal sections
  • A 'mini-atlas' of 14 diagrams to assist beginning students of neuroanatomy
  • Over 1000 structures identified
  • Electronic diagrams available to purchasers of this book via a companion web site (http://booksite.elsevier.com.ucc.idm.oclc.org/9780123919496/)

Readership

Researchers in neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and molecular expression/cloning in the rat brain, as well as anyone using the rat as an experimental model.

Table of contents

Dedication

Key features of the Seventh Edition

Reproduction of figures by users of the Atlas

How to cite this book

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Methods

Stereotaxic surgery

Histological methods

Stereotaxic Reference System

Drawings of coronal brain sections

Drawings of sagittal brain sections

Drawings of horizontal brain sections

Accuracy of the stereotaxic coordinates

Nomenclature and the construction of abbreviations

The basis of delineation of structures

Prosencephalon

Mesencephalon (Midbrain)

Rhombencephalon (Hindbrain)

Spinal Cord

Mini-atlas of the rat brain

References

List of Structures

Index of Abbreviations

Figures

Review quotes

"…this version contains 161 revised coronal diagrams with accompanying photographic plates of microtome slides taken at 120 micrometer intervals through the brain from its anterior to posterior end…The book will be useful to students and teachers of neuroanatomy in medical schools, with additional uses in neurological research and specialist veterinary medicine."—ProtoView.com, March 2014

Product details

  • Edition: 7
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 24, 2013
  • 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

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