Joseph Hanaway, MD has more than 25 years experience as a practicing neurologist and has taught basic and clinical
neuroanatomy at Harvard University, the University of Virginia, Washington University, and the University of Missouri
Schools of Medicine.
Woolsey, Thomas A. : Washington University
Thomas A. Woolsey, MD is a world renowned neurobiologist best known for his discovery of the cortical barrels in
rodents. Since his appointment at Washington University School of Medicine 25 years ago, he has won numerous awards
for his teaching to medical students, residents, and undergraduates in psychology and the life sciences.
Gado, Moktar H. : Washington University
Moktar H. Gado, MD is an internationally known neuroradiologist with over 30 years of clinical and teaching experience
at Washington University School of Medicine and the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology. Dr. Gado prepared the
MRIs used throughout this book.
Roberts, Melville P. Jr. : University of Connecticut
Melville P. Roberts, Jr., MD is the William Beecher Scoville Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Connecticut
School of Medicine. He has taught neuroanatomy to medical students and practiced neurosurgery for over 30 years.
Review
"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
"...the clearest and most beautiful one-volume exploration of brain anatomy I have ever seen. I cannot think
of a more essential text in every one of the neurosciences. I will not let my copy of The Brain Atlas wander from
my side."
--Edward H. Kolodny, M.D., NYU Medical Center
"The Brain Atlas is a tour de force in how to maximize visual information transfer. It is rational, efficient,
and esthetically beautiful. The thoughtful use of color as a tool rather than as a toy is especially impressive.
Students at all levels will love it --- and use it."
--Lawrence Kruger, Ph.D., UCLA Medical Center
Fitzgerald Science Press, Inc. Web Site, July, 2000
Summary
THE BRAIN ATLAS: A Visual Guide to the Human Central Nervous System gives students of medicine and neuroscience
students and health care professionals a comprehensive, accurate, and breathtakingly beautiful picture of the human
brain. These images were prepared to exacting standards by renowned scholars and clinicians, draw 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.
Nearly 400 exquisite images (many of them life-size) in a clean and intuitive 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 facilitates 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 conceptualization.
Blood vessel territories in the brain are outlined by color overlays offering a clear and concise picture of
brain blood supply.
PowerPoint® CD-ROM and complete slide set available to adopting instructors
"...the clearest and most beautiful one-volume exploration of brain anatomy I have ever seen. I cannot think
of a more essential text in every one of the neurosciences. I will not let my copy of The Brain Atlas wander from
my side."
--Edward H. Kolodny, M.D., NYU Medical Center
"The Brain Atlas is a tour de force in how to maximize visual information transfer. It is
rational, efficient, and esthetically beautiful. The thoughtful use of color as a tool rather than as a toy is
especially impressive. Students at all levels will love it --- and use it."
--Lawrence Kruger, Ph.D., UCLA Medical Center
Table of Contents
Part I. Background Information
Overview
The Layout of the Book
Terminology
Labeling
Pathways and Pathway Diagrams
Brain Basics
How To Use This Book
Methods
Brain Specimens
Brain Slices
Histological Sections
Cerebral Angiography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
References
Part II. The Brain and Its Blood Vessels
Cerebral Hemisphere and Brain Stem-Lateral Aspect
Cerebral Hemisphere and Brain Stem Arteries; Arteries of the Insula and Lateral Sulcus; Arterial Territories-Lateral
Aspect
Cerebral Hemisphere and Brain Stem-Mesial Aspect
Cerebral Hemisphere and Brain Stem Arteries; Arterial Territories-Mesial Aspect
Cerebral Hemisphere and Brain Stem Arteries by Conventional Radiography: by MRA-Lateral Projection
Dural Venous Sinuses and Folds (Diagrammatic); by Conventional Radiography; by MRV-Lateral Projection
Cerebral Hemispheres, Brain Stem, and Arteries; by MRA-Anterior Aspect
Cerebral Hemisphere and Brain Stem Arteries and Veins by Conventional Radiography-Anteroposterior Projection
Cerebral Hemispheres and Brain Stem; Arteries-Inferior Aspect
Cerebral Hemispheres and Brain Stem Arteries; Arterial Territories-Inferior Aspect; Axial MRA
Brain Stem, Diencephalon, Basal Ganglia, and Cerebellum Arteries; Arterial Territories-Anterolateral Aspect
Cerebellum-Superior Surface
Cerebellum-Inferior Surface
Brain Stem, Thalamus, and Striatum-Anterior, Posterior, and Lateral Aspects
Arteries to Spinal Cord (Diagrammatic)
Segmental Arterial Supply of Spinal Cord (Diagrammatic)
Part III. Brain Slices
1. Coronal Sections
Coronal Section Through Rostral Wall of Lateral Ventricle with Vessel Territories
Through Anterior Limit of Putamen with MRI
Through Head of Caudate Nucleus and Putamen with MRI
Through Anterior Limit of Amygdala with Vessel Territories
Through Tuber Cinereum with MRI
Through Interventricular Foramen (foramen of Monro) with Vessel Territories
Through Anterior Nucleus of Thalamus with MRI
Through Mamiliothalamic Tract (Fasciculus) with Vessel Territories
Through Mamillary Bodies with MRI
Through Subthalamic Nucleus with Vessel Territories
Through Posterior Limit of Interpeduncular Fossa with MRI
Through Posterior Commissure with Vessel Territories
Through Commissure of Superior Colliculi with MRI
Through Quadrigeminal Plate with Vessel Territories
Through Fourth Ventricle (IV) with MRI
Through Posterior Limit of Hippocampus with Vessel Territories
Through Posterior Horns of Lateral Ventricle with MRI
2. Axial Sections
Axial Section Through Superior Caudate Nucleus with MRI
Through lnferior Corpus Callosum with Vessel Territories
Through Superior Putamen with MRI
Through Putamen with Vessel Territories
Through Frontoparietal Opercula with MRI
Through Midlevel Diencephalon with Vessel Territories
Through Anterior Commissure with MRI
Through Habenular Commissure with Vessel Territories
Through Superior Colliculi with MRI
Through Anterior Perforated Substance with Vessel Territories
Through Inferior Colliculi with MRI
3. Sagittal Sections
Sagittal Section Through Superior, Middle, and Inferior Temporal Gyri with Vessel Territories
Through Insula with MRI
Through Claustrum and Lateral Putamen with Vessel Territories
Through Lateral Putamen with MRI
Through Termination of Optic Tract with MRI
Through Pulvinar with Vessel Territories
Through Ambient Cistern with MRI
Through Olfactory Tract with Vessel Territories
Through Inferior Cerebellar Peduncle (Restiform Body) with Vessel Territories
Through Superior Cerebellar Peduncle (Brachium Conjunctivum) with MRI
Through Red Nucleus with Vessel Territories
Through Cerebral Aqueduct (Aqueduct of Sylvius) with MRI
Part IV. Histological Sections
1. Spinal Cord
Transverse Section Through Sacral Spinal Cord
Through Lumbar Enlargement of Spinal Cord with Vessel Territories
Through Thoracic Spinal Cord with Vessel Territories
Through Cervical Enlargement of Spinal Cord with Vessel Territories
Through Upper Cervical Spinal Cord
2. Brain Stem and Cerebellum
Transverse Section Through Decussation of Pyramids
Through lnferior Olive with Vessel Territories
Through Hypoglossal Nucleus with Vessel Territories
Through Fourth Ventricle (IV) Lateral Recess
Through Glossopharyngeal Nerve Root with Vessel Territories
Through Vestibulocochlear Nerve Root with Vessel Territories
Through Facial Genu
Through Middle Pons
Through Superior Pons and Isthmus
Through Inferior Colliculus with Vessel Territories
Through Oculomotor Nucleus
Through Superior Colliculus with Vessel Territories
Horizontal Section Through Dentate Nucleus
Through Fastigial Nucleus
3. Basal Ganglia and Thalamus
Coronal Section Through Nucleus Accumbens
Through Optic Chiasm
Through Anterior Commissure
Through Anterior Thalamic Tuberde
Through Mamillothalamic Tract
Through H Fields of Forel
Through Dorsal Lateral Geniculate Nucleus
Through Pulvinar
4. Hypothalamus, Basal Forebrain, and Hippocampus
Coronal Section Through Optic Chiasm
Through Pituitary Stalk
Through lnterthalamic Adhesion
Through Mamillary Bodies
Through Olfactory Trigone and Nucleus Basalis
Through Body of Hippocampus
Part V. Pathways
General Organization of Spinal Cord Gray Matter
General Organization of Cranial Nerve Gray Matter
Sensory Cranial Nerves and Nuclei
Motor Cranial Nerves and Nuclei
Organization of Cranial Nerve Nuclei into Columns-Posterior Aspect
Organization of Cranial Nerve Nuclei into Columns-Anterior Aspect
Touch and Position Sense Pathways: Posterior (Dorsal) Column/Medial Lemniscus and Trigeminal Main Sensory Nucleus
Touch Pathways: Anterior and Lateral Spinothalamic Tracts and Trigeminal Spinal Nucleus
Touch Pathways: Head and Face
Taste Pathways
Autonomic Pathways: Afferents
Autonomic Pathways: Sympathetic Efferents
Autonomic Pathways: Parasympathetic Efferents
Visual Pathways
Olfactory Pathways
Auditory Pathways
Vestibular Pathways
Corticospinal (Pyramidal) and Corticobulbar Pathways
Rubrospinal and Tectospinal Pathways
Reticulospinal Pathways
Cerebellar Pathways: Afferents
Cerebellar Pathways: Efferents
Basal Ganglia Pathways
Hippocampal Pathways: Afferents
Hippocampal Pathways: Efferents
Amygdalar Pathways: Afferents
Amygdalar Pathways: Efferents
Hypothalamic Pathways: Afferents
Hypothalamic Pathways: Efferents
Cholinergic and Dopaminergic Pathways
Noradrenergic and Serotonergic Pathways
