Atlas of Human Brain Connections

Atlas of Human Brain Connections
ISBN-10
0198729375
ISBN-13
9780198729372
Category
Brain
Pages
544
Language
English
Published
2015-02-19
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Authors
Marco Catani, Michel Thiebaut de Schotten

Description

One of the major challenges of modern neuroscience is to define the complex pattern of neural connections that underlie cognition and behaviour. Brain connections have been investigated extensively in many animal species, including monkeys. Until recently, however, we have been unable to verify their existence in humans or identify possible tracts that are unique to the human brain. The Atlas of Human Brain Connections capitalises on novel diffusion MRItractography methods to provide a comprehensive overview of connections derived from virtual in vivo tractography dissections of the human brain. The book introduces the reader to the foundations ofhuman brain organization as derived from the study of the surface, sectional and connectional anatomy. Covering a wide range of topics in the field of clinical neuroanatomy, this book constitutes both an excellent introduction to the brain, and a valuable reference work for experienced clinicians and researchers working in the field of neurology, psychiatry, neurosurgery, and neuroradiology.

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