The embryonic human brain : An atlas of developmental stages (3^rd Ed.)

This new edition represents the integration of analysis of the serial sections of human embryos in the Carnegie collection with results of the latest ultrasound studies. It provides summaries of the morphological status of the brain at each stage of development, covering both normal and anomalous conditions. Preceding the atlas are several chapters that present historical aspects, techniques and prenatal measurements, as well as an introduction to embryonic staging, and terminology accompanied by over definitions of key terms. Now illustrated in full colour throughout. Includes high quality photographs, photomicrographs, and diagrams. Expands coverage of magnetic resonance imaging of the fetal and perinatal periods. Highlights molecular and genetic aspects of normal and abnormal development of the brain. Utilizes a set of standardized abbreviations. Provides selected references to seminal studies. Review for the Second Edition: really beautiful and wonderfully informative book that no embryologist, comparative anatomist, pediatric neurologist or neurosurgeon should be without. This atlas is an invaluable resource for neuroscientists, developmental biologists, comparative anatomists, neurologists, pathologists, radiologists, and neurosurgeons.

Preface. 1. Historical Aspects. 2. Techniques. 3. Prenatal Measurements. 4. Embryonic Staging. 5. Prenatal Age. 6. Terminology. 7. Early Stages. 8. Stage 8: The First Appearance of the Nervous System. 9. Stage 9: The Major Divisions of the Brain. 10. Stage 10: The Neural Tube and the Optic Primordium. 11. Stage 11: Closure of the Rostral Neuropore and the Beginning of Secondary Neurulation. 13. Stage 13: The Closed Neural Tube and the First Appearance of the Cerebellum. 14. Stage 14: The Future Cerebral Hemispheres. 15. Stage 15: Longitudinal Zoning in the Diencephalon. 16. Stage 16: Evagination of the Neurohypophysis. 17. Stage 17: The Future Olfactory Bulbs and the First Amygdaloid Nuclei. 18. Stage 18: The Future Corpus Striatum, the Inferior Cerebellar Peduncles, and the Dentate Nucleus. 19. Stage 19: The Choroid Plexus of the Fourth Ventricle and the Medial Accessory Olivary Nucleus. 20. Stage 20: The Choroid Plexus of the Lateral Ventricles, the Optic and Habenular Commissures, and the Interpeduncular and Septal Nuclei. 21. Stage 21: The First Appearance of the Cortical Hemispheres. 22. Stage 22: The Internal Capsule and the Olfactory Bulbs. 23. Stage 23: The Brain at the End of the Embryonic Period. 24. Trimester 1: Postembryonic Phase. 25. Trimester 2. 26. Trimester 3: And the Newborn. 27. Early Postnatal Life. Bibliography. Appendix 1: Principal Research Publications on the Nervous System in Staged Human Embryos. Appendix 2: Computer Ranking of the Sequence of Appearance of Features of the Brain. Appendix 3: Sequence and Stage of Appearance of Median Features of the Brain. Appendix 4: Sequence and Stage of Appearance of Tracts of the Brain. Appendix 5: Sequence and Stage of Appearance of Features Associated with the Rhombencephalon. Glossary. Index.