Full Description
The Brain Atlas: A Visual Guide to the Human Central Nervous System integrates modern neuroscience with clinical practice and is now significantly revised and updated for a Fourth Edition. The book's five sections cover: Background Information, The Brain and Its Blood Vessels, Brain Slices, Histological Sections, and Pathways. These are depicted in over 350 high quality intricate figures making it the best available visual guide to human neuroanatomy.
Contents
Preface xi
 Acknowledgments xii
 About the Digital Companion xiii
 Part I Introduction
 Overview 4
 The Nervous System 5
 Cells 5
 Gray Matter/White Matter 5
 Connections 7
 CNS/PNS 7
 Constitution of the CNS 7
 Principal Divisions of the Brain 8
 Cranial Nerves and Spinal Segments 8
 Cerebrospinal Fluid and Its Circulation 9
 Cortical Areas 10
 Using this Book 10
 Terminology 10
 Terms of Relation—The Special Case of the Human Head 12
 Labels 12
 Image Groups 13
 Pathways 14
 Navigation 14
 Materials and Methods 14
 Subjects 14
 Brain Specimens 15
 Radiological Imaging 16
 References 17
 Part II The CNS and Its Blood VesselsnBrain 20
 Cerebral Hemisphere and Brain Stem; Sulci and Gyri—Lateral Aspect 20
 Cerebral Hemisphere and Brain Stem Arteries; Arteries of the Insula and Lateral Sulcus; Arterial Territories—Lateral Aspect 22
 Cerebral Hemisphere and Brain Stem; Sulci and Gyri—Mesial Aspect 24
 Cerebral Hemisphere and Brain Stem Arteries; Arterial Territories—Mesial Aspect 26
 Cerebral Hemisphere and Brain Stem Arteries; by Conventional Angiography; by MRA—Lateral Projection 28
 Dural Venous Sinuses and Folds (Diagrammatic); by Conventional Angiography; by MRV—Lateral Projection 30
 Cerebral Hemispheres, Brain Stem, and Arteries; by MRA—Anterior Aspect 32
 Cerebral Hemisphere and Brain Stem Arteries and Veins by Conventional Angiography and Veins by MRV—Posteroanterior Projections 34
 Cerebral Hemispheres and Brain Stem; Sulci and Gyri-—Inferior Aspect 36
 Cerebral Hemispheres and Brain Stem: Arteries and Cranial Nerves; Arterial Territories; Axial MRA—Inferior Aspect 38
 Brain Stem 40
 Brain Stem, Diencephalon, Basal Ganglia, and Cerebellum—Anterolateral Aspect 40
 Brain Stem, Diencephalon, Basal Ganglia, and Cerebellum; Arteries and Cranial Nerves—Anterolateral Aspect 41
 Brain Stem, Diencephalon, Basal Ganglia, and Cerebellum; Arterial Territories — Anterolateral Aspect 42
 Brain Stem, Thalamus, and Striatum— Anterior Aspect 43
 Brain Stem, Thalamus, and Striatum— Posterior Aspect 44
 Brain Stem, Thalamus, and Striatum— Lateral Aspect 45
 Cerebellum 46
 Cerebellum—Superior Surface 46
 Cerebellum—Inferior Surface 47
 Spinal Cord 48
 Arteries to Spinal Cord (Diagrammatic) 48
 Segmental Arterial Supply of Spinal Cord (Diagrammatic) 49
 Fiber Bundles 50
 Principal Fiber Bundles in Cerebral Hemisphere and Brain Stem (Semi-Schematic)—Lateral and Mesial Aspects 50
 Principal Fiber Bundles in Coronal, Axial, and Sagittal Brain Sections (Semi-Schematic) 51
 Part III Brain Slices Coronal Sections 54
 Coronal Section Through Rostral Wall of Lateral Ventricle with Vessel Territories 54
 Coronal Section Through Anterior Limit of Putamen with MRI 56
 Coronal Section Through Head of Caudate Nucleus and Putamen with MRI 58
 Coronal Section Through Anterior Limit of Amygdala with Vessel Territories 60
 Coronal Section Through Tuber Cinereum with MRI 62
 Coronal Section Through Interventricular Foramen (Foramen of Monro) with Vessel Territories 64
 Coronal Section Through Anterior Nucleus of Thalamus with MRI 66
 Coronal Section Through Mamillothalamic Tract (Fasciculus) with Vessel Territories 68
 Coronal Section Through Mamillary Bodies with MRI 70
 Coronal Section Through Subthalamic Nucleus with Vessel Territories 72
 Coronal Section Through Posterior Limit of Interpeduncular Fossa with MRI 74
 Coronal Section Through Posterior Commissure with Vessel Territories 76
 Coronal Section Through Commissure of Superior Colliculi with MRI 78
 Coronal Section Through Quadrigeminal Plate with Vessel Territories 80
 Coronal Section Through Fourth Ventricle (IV) with MRI 82
 Coronal Section Through Posterior Limit of Hippocampus with Vessel Territories 84
 Coronal Section Through Posterior Horns of Lateral Ventricles with MRI 86
 Sagittal Sections 88
 Sagittal Section Through Superior, Middle, and Inferior Temporal Gyri with Vessel Territories 88
 Sagittal Section Through Insula with MRI 90
 Sagittal Section Through Claustrum and Lateral Putamen with Vessel Territories 92
 Sagittal Section Through Lateral Putamen with MRI 94
 Sagittal Section Through Termination of Optic Tract with MRI 96
 Sagittal Section Through Pulvinar with Vessel Territories 98
 Sagittal Section Through Ambient Cistern with MRI 100
 Sagittal Section Through Olfactory Tract with Vessel Territories 102
 Sagittal Section Through Inferior Cerebellar Peduncle (Restiform Body) with Vessel Territories 104
 Sagittal Section Through Superior Cerebellar Peduncle (Brachium Conjunctivum) with MRI 106
 Sagittal Section Through Red Nucleus with Vessel Territories 108
 Sagittal Section Through Cerebral Aqueduct (Aqueduct of Sylvius) with MRI 110
 Axial Sections 112
 Axial Section Through Superior Caudate Nucleus with MRI 112
 Axial Section Through Inferior Corpus Callosum with Vessel Territories 114
 Axial Section Through Superior Putamen with MRI 116
 Axial Section Through Putamen with Vessel Territories 118
 Axial Section Through Frontoparietal Opercula with MRI 120
 Axial Section Through Midlevel Diencephalon with Vessel Territories 122
 Axial Section Through Anterior Commissure with MRI 124
 Axial Section Through Habenular Commissure with Vessel Territories 126
 Axial Section Through Superior Colliculi with MRI 128
 Axial Section Through Anterior Perforated Substance with Vessel Territories 130
 Axial Section Through Inferior Colliculi with MRI 132
 Part IV Histological Sections Cerebellum 136
 Horizontal Section Through Fastigial Nucleus with Vessel Territories 136
 Horizontal Section Through Dentate Nucleus with MRI 137
 Brain Stem 138
 Transverse Section Through Superior Colliculus with Vessel Territories 138
 Transverse Section Through Oculomotor Nucleus with MRI 139
 Transverse Section Through Inferior Colliculus with Vessel Territories 140
 Transverse Section Through Superior Pons and Isthmus with MRI 141
 Transverse Section Through Middle Pons with Vessel Territories 142
 Transverse Section Through Facial Genu with MRI 143
 Transverse Section Through Vestibulocochlear Nerve Root with Vessel Territories 144
 Transverse Section Through Glossopharyngeal Nerve Root with MRI 145
 Transverse Section Through Fourth Ventricle with Vessel Territories 146
 Transverse Section Through Hypoglossal Nucleus with MRI 147
 Transverse Section Through Inferior Olive with Vessel Territories 148
 Transverse Section Through Decussation of Pyramids with MRI 149
 Spinal Cord 150
 Transverse Section Through Upper Cervical Level with Vessel Territories 150
 Transverse Section Through Cervical Enlargement with MRI 151
 Transverse Section Through Thoracic Level with Vessel Territories 152
 Transverse Section Through Lumbar Enlargement with Vessel Territories 153
 Transverse Section Through Sacral Level 154
 Basal Ganglia and Thalamus 155
 Coronal Section Through Nucleus Accumbens 155
 Coronal Section Through Optic Chiasm 156
 Coronal Section Through Anterior Commisure 157
 Coronal Section Through Anterior Thalamic Tubercle 158
 Coronal Section Through Mamillothalamic Tract 159
 Coronal Section Through H Fields of Forel 160
 Coronal Section Through Dorsal Lateral Geniculate Nucleus 161
 Coronal Section Through Pulvinar 162
 Hypothalamus 163
 Coronal Section Through Optic Chiasm; Coronal Section Through Pituitary Stalk 163
 Coronal Section Through Interthalamic Adhesion; Coronal Section Through Mamillary Bodies 164
 Basal Forebrain 165
 Coronal Section Through Olfactory Trigone and Nucleus Basalis 165
 Hippocampus 166
 Coronal Section Through Body of Hippocampus 166
 Part V Pathways Brain Stem 170
 General Organization of Spinal Cord Gray Matter 170
 General Organization of Cranial Nerve Gray Matter 172
 Sensory Cranial Nerves and Nuclei 174
 Motor Cranial Nerves and Nuclei 175
 Organization of Cranial Nerve Nuclei into Columns—Posterior Aspect 176
 Organization of Cranial Nerve Nuclei into Columns—Anterior Aspect 177
 Thalamus 178
 Organization of the Thalamus 178
 Hypothalamus 180
 Organization of the Hypothalamus 180
 Sensory Systems 182
 Touch and Position Sense Pathways: Posterior (Dorsal) Column/Medial Lemniscus and Trigeminal Main Sensory Nucleus 182
 Touch Pathways: Anterior and Lateral Spinothalamic Tracts and Trigeminal Spinal Nucleus 184
 Pain Pathways 186
 Touch Pathways: Head and Face 188
 Taste Pathways 190
 Visual Pathways 192
 Olfactory Pathways 194
 Auditory Pathways 196
 Sensory/Motor Systems 198
 Vestibular Pathways 198
 Motor Systems 200
 Corticospinal (Pyramidal) and Corticobulbar Pathways 200
 Rubrospinal and Tectospinal Pathways 202
 Reticulospinal Pathways 204
 Cerebellum 206
 Cerebellar Pathways: Somatic Afferents 206
 Cerebellar Pathways: Afferents (Non-Somatic) 208
 Cerebellar Pathways: Efferents 210
 Basal Ganglia 212
 Basal Ganglia Pathways 212
 Hippocampus 214
 Hippocampal Pathways: Afferents 214
 Hippocampal Pathways: Efferents 216
 Amygdala 218
 Amygdalar Pathways: Afferents 218
 Amygdalar Pathways: Efferents 220
 Hypothalamus 222
 Hypothalamic Pathways: Afferents 222
 Hypothalamic Pathways: Efferents 224
 Arousal and Sleep Pathways 226
 Hunger and Feeding Pathways 228
 Circumventricular Organs 230
 Autonomic Systems 232
 Autonomic Pathways: Afferents 232
 Autonomic Pathways: Sympathetic Efferents 234
 Autonomic Pathways: Parasympathetic Efferents 236
 Modulatory Systems 238
 Cholinergic and Dopaminergic Pathways 238
 Noradrenergic and Serotonergic Pathways 240
 Index 243

              
              
              

