Fiber Pathways of the Brain

TRAMA

This unique volume is comprehensive, well-illustrated study of the organization of the white matter pathways of the brain. Schmahmann and Pandya have analyzed and synthesized the corticocortical and corticosubcortical connections of the major areas of the cerebral cortex of the rhesus monkey.<BR> The result is a detailed understanding of the constituents of the cerebral white matter and the organization of the fiber tracts. The findings from the 36 cases studied are presented on a single template brain, facilitating comparison of the locations of the different fiber pathways. The summary<BR>diagrams provide a comprehensive atlas of the cerebral white matter. The text is enriched by close attention to functional aspects of the anatomical observations. The clinical relevance of the pathways is addressed throughout the text and a chapter is devoted to human white matter diseases. The<BR>introductory account gives a detailed historical background. Translations of seminal original observations by early investigators are presented, and when these are considered in the light of the authors' new observations, many longstanding conflicts and debates are resolved. This scholarly book is<BR>an important addition to systems and cognitive neuroscience that will be of lasting value to neurobiologists, anatomists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, and to their students and trainees.

NOTE EDITORE

This unique volume is a comprehensive, well-illustrated study of the organisation of the white matter pathways of the brain. Schmahmann and Pandya have analysed and synthesised the corticocortical and cortisubcortical connections of the major areas of the cerebral cortex in the rhesus monkey. The result is a detailed understanding of the constituents of the cerebral white matter and the organisation of the fiber tracts. The findings from the 36 cases studied are presented on a single template brain, facilitating comparison of the locations of the different fiber pathways. The summary diagrams provide a comprehensive atlas of the cerebral white matter. The text is enriched by close attention to functional aspects of the anatomical observations. The clinical relevance of the pathways is addressed throughout the text and a chapter is devoted to human white matter diseases. The introductory account gives a detailed historical background. Translations of seminal original observations by early investigators are presented, and when these are considered in the light of the authors' new observations, many longstanding conflicts and debates are resolved.

SOMMARIO

1 - Introduction2 - White Matter Pathways in Early Neuroscience3 - Materials Analyzed4 - Architecture and Nomenclature of Rhesus Monkey Cerebral Hemisphere5 - Principles of Organization6 - Parietal Lobe7 - Superior Temporal Region8 - Inferior Temporal Region9 - Occipital Lobe10 - Cingulate Cortex11 - Motor Cortex12 - Prefrontal Cortex13 - Superior Longitudinal Fasciculus and Arcuate Fasciculus14 - Extreme Capsule15 - Middle Longitudinal Fasciculus16 - Uncinate Fasciculus17 - Cingulum Bundle18 - Inferior Longitudinal Fasciculus19 - Fronto-occipital Fasciculus20 - Muratoff Bundle (Subcallosal Fasciculus) and the External Capsule21 - Anterior Commissure22 - Corpus Callosum23 - Hippocampal Commissures24 - Internal Capsule25 - Sagittal Stratum26 - Thalamic Peduncles27 - Composite Summary of Cerebral White Matter Fiber Pathways in the Rhesus Monkey28 - Clinical Significance29 - Conclusions

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780195104233
• Dimensioni: 218 x 35.6 x 282 mm Ø 2 gr
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Illustration Notes: 165 halftones, 146 line illustrations
• Pagine Arabe: 672