Basic Human Neuroanatomy: An Introductory Atlas

Basic Human Neuroanatomy: An Introductory Atlas. Craig Watson. Little Brown and Co., Boston, 1991. Pages: 232. Price: $26.50.

This “atlas” has undergone a major revision and expansion in the fourth edition. I use quotations because this book differs considerably from a typical atlas of human neuroanatomy. The text is divided into four main sections: 1) organization of the nervous system; 2) functional neuroanatomy of the major sensory and motor pathways; 3) blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord, and 4) atlas of the brain and spinal cord. The first three sections are predominately sets of well-illustrated drawings, each with a page or two of text. All major sensory and motor pathways are summarized in this combined graphic and textual format. The result is that the first three sections of the book are a concise and useful review of the functional neuroanatomy of the central nervous system. The actual...