By
George Paxinos, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute and The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Charles Watson, Professor of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth
and Senior Professorial Research Fellow
Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Sydney
Description
The
Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates, Compact Sixth Edition is a smaller sized (8.5 x11inch), abridged version of
the most referenced work in neuroscience (over 35,000 citations for this atlas). The compact edition provides the coronal plates and
diagrams of the current sixth edition in a smaller more convenient spiral format and at a student friendly price. This book includes
an introduction for students to some of the major current concepts in neuroanatomy: neuromeres and brain development. Students and seasoned
researchers will find herein the first major unified nomenclature ontology tree based on development. The atlas features 161 coronal
photographic plates and 161 juxtaposed diagrams. The diagrams are in color, but the photographs are in black and white. The full-sized
sixth edition is in full color and also features the sagittal and horizontal planes.
Audience:
Students and researchers in neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and molecular expression/cloning in the rat who need a more convenient, affordable lab atlas of the rat brain.
