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The Mouse Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates, Compact

The Coronal Plates and Diagrams

  • 3rd Edition - March 18, 2008
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Keith B.J. Franklin, George Paxinos
  • Language: English

The Mouse Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates is the most widely used and cited atlas of the mouse brain in print. It provides researchers and students with both accurate stereo… Read more

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Description

The Mouse Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates is the most widely used and cited atlas of the mouse brain in print. It provides researchers and students with both accurate stereotaxic coordinates for laboratory use, and detailed delineations and indexing of structures for reference. The Compact 3rd edition is both a major revision and an expansion of previous compact editions. The 100 high resolution digital photographs of the coronal plane of section from the third full edition now complement the coronal drawings. The photographs of the sections and the intermediate sections are also provided on the accompanying CD. In addition, the compact version has a large introduction on stereotaxic surgery and the use of the atlas in the lab, as well as a number of panoramic simplified diagrams for student instruction. The Compact 3rd edition is in 8.5 x 11 format and is spiral bound suitable for positioning next to microscopes and cryotomes.

Key features

  • Delineations of 100 coronal diagrams, as fully revised for the third edition
  • 100 coronal photographic plates produced from directly scanned very high resolution images of the biological sections (done at the Allen Institute)
  • Beginner's guide with 25 pages on how to do stereotaxic surgery, how to use the atlas, including how to match experimental sections against the atlas plates (e.g. what features of the brain change gradually and can be used as guides to location)
  • 3 sagittal, 5 coronal and 2 horizontal simplified overview diagrams for students
  • Surface views of the brain with labels over the major structures
  • Uses the best ontology tree (nomenclature based on the development of the brain) so far constructed with universal application across mammals
  • CD providing electronic versions of all diagrams and photographs in different resolutions for downloads

Readership

Standard neuroanatomy lab atlas for all labs doing neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, behavioral neuroscience, or molecular expression/cloning/neurogenetics in the mouse brain

Table of contents

1. Introduction with student's guide on how to do stereotaxic surgery and how to use stereotaxic atlases

2. Introduction to the concept of neuromeres and brain development

3. Overview of the brain for students, including three sagittal, five coronal, and two horizontal simplified diagrams, as well as surface diagrams of the brain

4. Nomenclature ontology tree

5. 100 coronal diagrams and corresponding photgraphic plates

Product details

  • Edition: 3
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 9, 2008
  • Language: English

About the authors

KF

Keith B.J. Franklin

Dr. Franklin is Professor Emeritus at McGill University in the Department of Psychology. He is interested in neural mechanisms of motivation, particularly the role of specific neurotransmitter systems. His research uses pharmacological and molecular biological methods to study the role of monoamines, opiate peptides and neurosteroids in pain, memory and drug dependence.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus at McGill University in the Department of Psychology

GP

George Paxinos

George Paxinos has written 62 books on the brain of humans, monkeys, rodents and birds. His first atlas, The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates, is the most cited neuroscience publication. His Atlas of the Human Brain received The Award for Excellence in Publishing in Medical Science (Assoc American Publishers, 1997) and The British Medical Association Illustrated Book Award (2016). His eco-fiction book A River Divided (georgepaxinos.com.au) considers the question of whether the brain in the Goldilocks Zone - the right “size” for survival.

Affiliations and expertise
NHMRC Senior Principal, NeuRA, Australia