Description
Book SynopsisProvides information for users in conjunction with brain atlases for the identification of brain structures, the connectivity between different areas, and to evaluate data collected in anatomical, physiological, pharmacological, behavioural, and imaging studies.
Table of ContentsI: Evolution and Development Brain evolution, Nervous system, Fetal Development of the central nervous system, Development of the peripheral nervous system II: PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SPINAL CORD Peripheral motor system, Peripheral autonomic pathways, Spinal cord: cyto and chemo architecture, Spinal cord: connection III: BRAINSTEM AND CEREBELLUM Organization of human brain stem nuclei, Reticular formation: eye movements gaze and blinks, Periaqueductal gray, Raphe nuclei, Locus coeruleus, Substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area and retrobrul field, The brainstem cholinergic system, Cerebellum and precerebellar nuclei IV: DIENCEPHALON, BASAL GANGLIA, BASAL FOREBRAIN AND AMYGDALA Hypothalamus, Hypophysis, Circumventricular organs, Thalamus, The basal ganglia Basal forebrain, Amygdala V: CORTEX Architecture of the human cerebral cortex, Hippocampal formation, Cingulate gyrus, The frontal cortex/ lobes, Motor cortex, Posterior parietal cortex, Temporal cortex, Lower Brain Stem Regulation of Visceral, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Function VI: SYSTEMS Somatosensory system, Trigeminal sensory system, Pain system, Gustatory system, Olfaction, Vestibular system, Auditory system, Visual system, Emotional system, Cerebral vascular system
