The Brain

An Introduction to Functional Neuroanatomy
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-0-12-373889-9
Verlag: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 225 mm x 288 mm, Gewicht: 979 g

The authors of the most cited neuroscience publication, The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates, have written this introductory textbook for neuroscience students. The text is clear and concise, and offers an excellent introduction to the essential concepts of neuroscience.

- Based on contemporary neuroscience research rather than old-style medical school neuroanatomy

- Thorough treatment of motor and sensory systems

- A detailed chapter on human cerebral cortex

- The neuroscience of consciousness, memory, emotion, brain injury, and mental illness

- A comprehensive chapter on brain development

- A summary of the techniques of brain research

- A detailed glossary of neuroscience terms

- Illustrated with over 130 color photographs and diagrams

This book will inspire and inform students of neuroscience. It is designed for beginning students in the health sciences, including psychology, nursing, biology, and medicine.

Zielgruppe

<p>Undergraduate students in psychology, neuroscience, and biology programs studying brain anatomy and function and brain atlasing techniques</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Watson, Charles

Paxinos, George

Kirkcaldie, Matthew

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Anatomie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Biologische Psychologie, Neuropsychologie

Über Autor(innen)

Kirkcaldie, Matthew
Matthew Kirkcaldie works in the School of Medicine, The University of Tasmania in Hobart, Australia.

Watson, Charles
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.