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by Larry W. Swanson (Author) "Most of us don't think much about our brain-let alone about how it works-until something goes wrong with it..." (more)
Key Phrases: behavioral state systems, pattern initiators, limiting sulcus, New York, Ncw York, Nobel Prize (more...)
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"...a welcome addition to the libraries of students and anyone interested in the basic organization of the brain." -- Nature Neuroscience

"…could serve as a general introduction for the undergraduate and a means to widen one's horizon for the experienced researcher." -- Jan Voogd in Science --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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"Larry Swanson, one of the great contemporary students of brain anatomy, has given us a broad overview of the structure and function of the brain using insights from embryology and from evolutionary comparison to highlight the principles that govern the anatomical substrates of behavior. This book will be read avidly by both students and practicing scientists."--Eric R. Kandel, M. D., Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Columbia University, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine

"Neuroanatomy is usually associated with boring memorization and dense terminology. But Swanson has brought the subject to life by focusing on the principles that underlie brain structure and function. These principles, illuminated by an historical perspective and placed in an evolutionary context, actually constitute a theory of brain. This book's logical organization, intellectual sweep, and clear writing made it a joy for me to read."--Charles F. Stevens, M.D., Ph.D., Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Salk Institute for Biological Sciences

"This short book deserves wide readership. It could serve both as a general introduction for the undergraduate and as a means to widen one's horizon for the experienced researcher."--Jan Voogd in Science

"I was pleasantly surprised by the comparative and evolutionary approach used to introduce the major concepts, and I was drawn in by the historical context in which the story is told...a clearly written and logically organized overview of the major functional subsivisions of the vertebrate nervous system, accompanied by a commentary on historical views of brain function. It will be a welcome addition to the libraries of students and anyone interested in the basic organization of the brain."--Nature Neuroscience

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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; illustrated edition edition (October 31, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0195105044
  • ISBN-13: 978-0195105049
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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behavioral state systems, pattern initiators, limiting sulcus, cerebral nuclei, locomotor pattern generator, lamination patterns, pattern controllers, cortical sheet, supragranular layers, neuronal cell types, medial nuclei, neural plate, rostral end, lateral hypothalamic area, brain architecture, regional anatomy, deep nuclei, central pattern generators, neuronal cell bodies, descending projections, locomotor behavior
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New York, Ncw York, Nobel Prize, Oxford University Press, Academic Press, Brain Res, Churchill Livingstone, San Francisco, San Diego
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Short, Good Book on Brain Structure, September 19, 2005
By B. Madigan (Anchorage, AK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brain Architecture: Understanding the Basic Plan (Medicine) (Paperback)
I bought this book to refresh and update what I know about brain structure so I could better understand current neuroscience findings. Overall, I am happy with the outcome.

Swanson is a recognized authority on neural structures. He writes clearly and communicates a palpable excitement as he describes fundamental insights into brain organization and function. I particularly liked the way he presents the key historic developments that led to current views. Swanson also has the expert's appreciation of where theories are solid and where contemporary understanding is seriously lacking. In fact, one important message of the book is that the field still has only a tenuous grasp of many structural details about the brain, not to mention major uncertainties about connections between structure and function.

I did not give the book the highest rating for two reasons. First, the material on the cognitive system omitted discussion of areas that are important in contemporary memory research such as the amygdala, the rhinal cortex, and the cingulate gyrus. Swanson uses different terminology to describe these and other areas, believing that the traditional terms are unnecessary and should be abandoned. While improved classification schemes are to be applauded, contemporary researchers continue to use the traditional terms. I would have liked more help to bridge the terminology disconnect.

My second complaint is that a number of terms he does use are undefined both in the text and in the skimpy glossary. This material is hard enough when you have all the definitions and descriptions.

But I want to end a positive note. The book is well written, short, focused, engaging, and helpful in understanding brain structure. Maybe that's as good as it gets for a work on neuroanatomy written for non specialists.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant book for serious neuroscientists, October 30, 2004
By Charles R. Watson (Perth, WA Australia) - See all my reviews
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I found this book to be stimulating, informing, and very readable. Larry shows his mastery of brain organisation by distilling reams of detail into instructive paragraphs. This is one of the most interesting neuroscience books I have read. It is a must buy for graduate students in mammalian neuroscience. Congratualtions Larry!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An extremely recommendable book for neuroscientists, May 13, 2003
By Jordi Serrats (La Jolla, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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As in Larry Swanson's writing is usual, he wrote an amazing book, where you will find in 200s pages an overview of the neuroanatomical knowledge that it is available nowadays. Besides, he offers an outstanding revision of the neural systems that are present from unicellular organisms to vertebrates.
In summary, in my opinion this is a very recommendable book for anyone interested in neuroscience.
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