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The Brain Atlas: A Visual Guide to the Human Central Nervous System

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The photographs are excellent, but the index sucks. It is poorly organized and incomplete. Take my advice and buy this book for Neuroanatomy just for the pictures. The paperback edition is very afforadable. Just put lots of little flags on the pages or sections you use most. It will save you much brain-ache.

"...an essential requirement for the library of any individual who works in the field...if you buy only one atlas, this is the one to by." (Journal of Neurosurgery, Vol. 98, June 2003)

Hanaway's brain atlas is best neuroanatomy atlas for medical students in pre-clinical level. Its photos and illustrations are very clear and easy to understand. And it is good for self study.

I used this atlas extensively for neuroanatomy in med school. Pictures are phenomenal, and the pathways overlayed on anatomical structures are very helpful. I prefer this atlas over Haines.

"I will certainly use [The Brain Atlas] to teach our residents in neuroanatomy and will encourage them to purchase the book as well." --Volker K.H. Sonntag, M.D., Barrow Neurosurgical Associates, Ltd.

Actually, I'm the parent of a child with intractable epilepsy. Like most parents of children with neurological conditions, I believe there is no such thing as too much information, and I hope that by educating myself I can be a better team player in this game of getting seizures under control. This book is for med students, I'm sure (I bought mine used from a student), but the illustrations are great and the text is quite easy to understand. Now, when we head off to the neurologist, I take this book with me, so that when I have a question that pertains to the brain, I can pull out my Brain Atlas (we go to a teaching hospital and our neuro is actually the director of the epilepsy program as well as being a professor of neurology and pediatrics, so he is very good about wanting to take the time to teach me more) and I can understand better. Then, I go home and read everything I can find from the internet (Journal of Neuroscience is a really good [sometimes challenging] read)that pertains to what I've learned. ***Parents of neurologically compromised kids, if you can get your hands on an affordable used version of this book, do it. You won't regret it.

This is a great atlas with photographs of slices, MRI images and more, and FANTASTIC pathways illustrations.

We have 2 copies of this in the MRI department where I work and I frequently refer to it because it has very helpful MRI images in the axial, coronal and sagittal planes that are labelled with in depth anatomical features and each slice is set opposite a labelled section for comparison and clarification.

This book also has a great deal of information on CNS vasculature and ennervation, I cannot recommend it highly enough.

I was looking for a text to help me out in a biopsych class, and this is more than I could have asked for. It's a great reference, loads of detailed "cuts" with lots of labeling. Most images are real brain pictures from MRIs and such and not alot of drawing. This is mostly a physical reference, so if you are looking for explainations on systems, etc, you may want to look elsewhere, but I love it, it is a fabulous reference and I use it often. If you are into neuroscience or biological psychology or anything along those lines, this is for you.

Got this instead of the required DeArmond atlas. needed the color because i am a very visual person. love the color but especially like the pathways section in the back -- pain, temperature, touch, auditory, etc.!