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Brain Renaissance, from Vesalius to modern neuroscience is published on the 500th anniversary of the birth and the 450th anniversary of the death of Vesalius. The authors translated those Latin chapters of the Fabrica dedicated to the brain, a milestone in the history of neuroscience. Many chapters are accompanied by a commentary tracking the discoveries that paved the way to our modern understanding of the brain - from the pineal gland that regulates sleep, the fornix and mammillary bodies for memory, the colliculi for auditory and visual perception, and the cerebellum for motor control, to the corpus callosum for interhemispheric cross-talk, the neural correlates of senses, and the methods for dissections. The chapters constitute a primer for those interested in the brain and history of neuroscience. The translation, written with modern anatomical terminology in mind, provides direct access to Vesalius' original work on the brain. Those interested in reading the words of the Renaissance master will find the book an invaluable addition to their Vesalian collection.
Brain Renaissance pays a tribute to the work of the pioneers of neuroscience and to the lives of those with brain disorders, through whose suffering most discoveries are made. It's an unforgettable journey inspired by the work of the great anatomist, whose words still resonate today.
Contents
- Preface ; -Introduction 1: The Anatomy of an anatomist ; - Introduction 2: A brief history of neuroscience from Vesalius to the connectome ; - Chapter 1: The brain is fabricated for the sake of the supreme spirit, the senses, and also the movement that depends upon our will ; - Chapter 2: On the dura membrane that surrounds the brain, and the small membrane covering the skull under the skin ; - Chapter 3: On the tenuis cerebral membranes ; - Chapter 4: On the number, position, shape, convolutions and substance of the brain and cerebellum ; Commentary: Scratching the surface of complexity ; - Chapter 5: On the corpus callosum of the brain and the septum of the right and left ventricles ; Commentary: A tale of anarchic hands and split brains ; - Chapter 6: On the cerebral ventricle ; Commentary: The liquor of our souls ; - Chapter 7: On the brain structure that expert dissectors have compared to a tortoise-like vault ; Commentary: A memory thread in the brain ; - Chapter 8: On the cerebral gland resembling a pine nut ; Commentary: From the seat of the soul to the SAD lamps ; - Chapter 9: On the testes [i.e. superior colliculi] and buttocks [i.e. inferior colliculi] of the brain ; Commentary: Sex on the hills ; - Chapter 10: On the processes of that [part of the] cerebellum that resembles a worm [i.e. vermis], and the tendons that contain them ; Commentary: More than a little brain ; - Chapter 11: On the infundibulum, the glandule that receives the cerebral phlegm and the other ducts that cleanse it ; Commentary: The axis of survival ; - Chapter 12: On the networks of the brain believed to be similar to the reticular plexus and the placenta ; Commentary: The net of wonder ; - Chapter 13: On the organ of smell ; - Chapter 14: On the eye, the instrument of vision ; - Chapter 15: On the organ of hearing ; - Chapter 16: On the organ of taste ; - Chapter 17: On the organ of touch ; - Chapter 18: How to dissect the brain and all the organs referred to in this brain ; -Appendix: Select Figures from Andreas Vesalius ; - Index
