Brain maps Book

Preface. I Overview. II. Summary of adult rat brain structure. III. Preparation and use of the atlas. A. Histology and map production. The brain. Photomicrographs. The drawings. Level selection. B. Coordinate systems: stereotaxic surgery and databases. C. Changes to the original atlas. IV. Mapping experimental results. A. Neuroanatomical methods. B. Transferring data to atlas levels. Geometric considerations. Mapping data onto atlas levels. Computer graphics methods. C. Neuroanatomical databases. D. 3-D computer graphics models. V. Flatmap overviews. VI. Problems with nomenclature. VII. Atlas of 73 transverse levels. VIII. Annotated nomenclature tables. A. Gross anatomical features of the rat CNS. B. Basic cell groups of the rat CNS. C. Basic fiber tracts of the rat CNS. D. Gross anatomical features of the rat PNS. List of abbreviations. References. Index (with synonyms).