The Embryonic Human Brain: An Atlas of Developmental Stages (Hardcover)

~ Ronan R. O'Rahilly (Author), Fabiola Müller (Author) "The Greek anatomist and physician, Erasistratus (ca. 300-250 BC), distinguished two convoluted parts of the brain, a greater and a lesser..." (more)
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"...a really beautiful and wonderfully informative book that no embryologist, comparative anatomist, pediatric neurologist or neurosurgeon should be without." -- Brain, Vol 123, 2000

"The new edition is a really beautiful and wonderfully informative book that no embryologist, comparative anatomist, paediatric nuerologist or neurosurgeon should be without. Putting aside the medical relevance of this atlas, it also provides the most captivating version of one of the most complex and fascinating embryological stories of all." --Robert M. Santer, University of Wales, Cardiff, UK Reviewed in Brain, 2000, 123:1534-1535

Product Description

As a wholly unique atlas and the only book specializing on the prenatal human brain during both the embryonic and fetal periods, this updated version of The Embryonic Human Brain: An Atlas of Developmental Stages provides the latest information on human development with more than one hundred new pages and sixty additional illustrations. Written by one of the world's foremost authorities in the field of human embryology, this monograph gives professionals up-to-date, detailed drawings and texts based on three-dimensional reconstructions of varied morphological processes of the brain.

Clearly written and detailed, this Second Edition presents the most accurate photographs, drawings, and photomicrographs of the human brain, including lateral views and median reconstructions of the brain at each stage, with revised tables and ages conforming with the most current ultrasonic findings in the field. The Embryonic Human Brain: An Atlas of Developmental Stages, Second Edition contains essential information on the embryonic period proper (the first eight postovulatory weeks) by providing:
* New figures on arteries, based on the well-known studies of Padget
* Over 300 figures of the embryonic and fetal human brain
* The latest information concerning the cerebellum in both the embryonic and fetal periods, with special attention paid to hippocampal formation
* An expanded account of the fetal period, emphasizing continuity of development, with supplemental postnatal images
* A timely, expanded bibliography, and new appendices relating to median features, tracts, and the rhombencephalon
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The Embryonic Human Brain: An Atlas of Developmental Stages, Second Edition is an authoritative and indispensable resource for neuroscientists, developmental biologists, neurologists, and neurosurgeons, and is an essential handbook on current knowledge of human development for psychiatric and psychological professionals worldwide.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 454 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Liss; 2nd edition (September 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471254509
• ISBN-13: 978-0471254508
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.9 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,512,251 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Not cheap, but excellent, June 17, 2007

By	Dr. A. J. M. Loonen (The Netherlands) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Embryonic Human Brain: An Atlas Of Developmental Stages (Hardcover)

This book is unique. Every person who is interested in (functional) neuroanatomy and the related neurosciences should first study the embryonic background of the structures that make up the brain. Studying the contents of this book is an excellent preparation to these further studies.