The Brain
An Introduction to Functional Neuroanatomy
Published on 20. September 2010
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-0-12-373889-9 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
San Diego
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Undergraduate students in psychology, neuroscience, and biology programs studying brain anatomy and function and brain atlasing techniques
Dimensions
Height: 288 mm
Width: 225 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
979 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-373889-9 (9780123738899)
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Charles Watson | Matthew Kirkcaldie | Ma Paxinos AO (BA
The Brain
An Introduction to Functional Neuroanatomy
E-Book
09/2010
Academic Press
€45.95
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Persons
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. Matthew Kirkcaldie works in the School of Medicine, The University of Tasmania in Hobart, Australia. George Paxinos has written 62 books on the brain of humans, monkeys, rodents and birds. His first atlas, The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates, is the most cited neuroscience publication. His Atlas of the Human Brain received The Award for Excellence in Publishing in Medical Science (Assoc American Publishers, 1997) and The British Medical Association Illustrated Book Award (2016). His eco-fiction book A River Divided (georgepaxinos.com.au) considers the question of whether the brain in the Goldilocks Zone - the right "size? for survival.
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. Matthew Kirkcaldie works in the School of Medicine, The University of Tasmania in Hobart, Australia. George Paxinos has written 62 books on the brain of humans, monkeys, rodents and birds. His first atlas, The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates, is the most cited neuroscience publication. His Atlas of the Human Brain received The Award for Excellence in Publishing in Medical Science (Assoc American Publishers, 1997) and The British Medical Association Illustrated Book Award (2016). His eco-fiction book A River Divided (georgepaxinos.com.au) considers the question of whether the brain in the Goldilocks Zone - the right "size? for survival.