Publisher's Synopsis
The Brain Atlas: A Visual Guide to the Human Central Nervous System gives students of Medicine and Neurtoscience and health care professionals a comprehensive, accurate, and breattakingly beautiful picture of the human brain. Prepared by renowned scholars and clinicians to exacting standards by drawing on classical neuroanatomical sections, state of the art neuroimaging, and cutting edge computer–aided design, The Brain Atlas is destined to become an essential field guide and an invaluable reference for all who seek to understand the human brain and treat human brain disorders.
The Brain Atlas has many unique features:
- Nearly 400 exquisite images (many of them life size) in a clean and inituitive format offering students and practitioners a beautiful and thoroughly integrated view;
- Extensive use of carefully matched MRIs and other radiological images complement classical sections and directly relate brain structure to clinical settings;
- The unique uncluttered labeling system facilities learning Neuroanatomy while providing easy to use self–testing for board review and exam preparation;
- Brain pathways are depicted on actual brain sections for dramatic, accurate three–dimensional conceptualizations;
- Blood vessel territories in the brain are outlined by color overlays offering a clear and concise picture of brain blood supply.
From pre–publication reviewer comments:
"Congratulations on bringing The Brain Atlas to completion. The layout is extraordinary. Remarkable molecular discoveries have been made in recent years regarding neural function in lower vertebrates and in invertebrates. Brain scientists must now apply them to the normal and diseased human brain. Neuroanatomy is the keys: a fact that must be emphasized to undergraduates, medical students, Ph.D. candidates, laboratory scientists, and clinical researchers. This beautiful book will facilitate learning at all levels." —Gerald D. Fischbach, M.D., Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NIH)
"An extraordinary brain atlas...indeed it is much more than an atlas, it is a comprehensive text on the brain and nervous system and comes at a prefect time for students in Cognitive Neuroscience. It provides for a much clearer understanding of the rapidly growing literature on human brain imaging than any other text now available. The quality, clarity, detail, and beauty of the volume are beyond compare. It provides the new standard against which all other volumes on the human brain must be judged...The Brain Atlas is a must for all serious students of Neuroscience." —Richard F. Thompson, Ph.D., Keck Professor of Psychology and Biological Sciences Director, Neuroscience Program, University of Southern California
