The Mouse Nervous System
- 1st Edition - November 28, 2011
- Editors: Charles Watson, George Paxinos, Luis Puelles
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 6 9 4 9 7 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 9 1 9 1 8 - 8
The Mouse Nervous System provides a comprehensive account of the central nervous system of the mouse. The book is aimed at molecular biologists who need a book that introduce… Read more
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The Mouse Nervous System provides a comprehensive account of the central nervous system of the mouse. The book is aimed at molecular biologists who need a book that introduces them to the anatomy of the mouse brain and spinal cord, but also takes them into the relevant details of development and organization of the area they have chosen to study. The Mouse Nervous System offers a wealth of new information for experienced anatomists who work on mice. The book serves as a valuable resource for researchers and graduate students in neuroscience.
- Systematic consideration of the anatomy and connections of all regions of the brain and spinal cord by the authors of the most cited rodent brain atlases
- A major section (12 chapters) on functional systems related to motor control, sensation, and behavioral and emotional states
- A detailed analysis of gene expression during development of the forebrain by Luis Puelles, the leading researcher in this area
- Full coverage of the role of gene expression during development and the new field of genetic neuroanatomy using site-specific recombinases
- Examples of the use of mouse models in the study of neurological illness
Neuroscientists, neuropathologists, neurologists, graduate students in neuroscience, and medical students.
Dedication
List of Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Molecular Regionalization of the Developing Neural Tube
Chapter 2. Gene Targeting
Chapter 3. Genetic Neuroanatomy
Chapter 4. Neocortex
Chapter 5. Hippocampus
Chapter 6. Piriform Cortex and Amygdala
Chapter 7. Subpallial Structures
Chapter 8. Hypothalamus
Chapter 9. Diencephalon
Chapter 10. Midbrain
Chapter 11. Cerebellum
Chapter 12. Hindbrain
Chapter 13. Spinal Cord
Chapter 14. Vascular Supply
Chapter 15. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Mouse Brain
Chapter 16. Motor Nuclei of the Cranial Nerves
Chapter 17. Visceral Motoneurons
Chapter 18. Neurosecretory Nuclei of the Hypothalamus and Preoptic Area
Chapter 19. Motor Cortex
Chapter 20. Hypothalamic Goal-directed Behavior – Ingestive, Reproductive and Defensive
Chapter 21. The Somatosensory System
Chapter 22. Gustatory
Chapter 23. Pain
Chapter 24. Auditory System
Chapter 25. Visual System
Chapter 26. The Olfactory System
Chapter 27. Vestibular System
Chapter 28. The Basal Forebrain Cholinergic Projection System in Mice
Chapter 29. An Introduction to the Neurobiology of Emotions and Social Behavior
Chapter 30. Prefrontal Cortex
Chapter 31. Overview of Mouse Models for Psychiatric and Neurologic Disorders
Chapter 32. Mouse Models of Mental Illness and Neurological Disease
Chapter 33. The Neuroanatomy of Addictive Processes
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 28, 2011
- Language: English
CW
Charles Watson
Charles Watson is a neuroscientist and public health physician. His qualifications included a medical degree (MBBS) and two research doctorates (MD and DSc). He is Professor Emeritus at Curtin University, and holds adjunct professorial research positions at the University of New South Wales, the University of Queensland, and the University of Western Australia.
He has published over 100 refereed journal articles and 40 book chapters, and has co-authored over 25 books on brain and spinal cord anatomy. The Paxinos Watson rat brain atlas has been cited over 80,000 times. His current research is focused on the comparative anatomy of the hippocampus and the claustrum.
He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science by the University of Sydney in 2012 and received the Distinguished Achievement Award of the Australasian Society for Neuroscience in 2018.
Affiliations and expertise
John Curtin Distinguished Professor of Health Science, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia and Neuroscience Research Australia, NSW Sydney, AustraliaGP
George Paxinos
Professor Paxinos is the author of almost 50 books on the structure of the brain of humans and experimental animals, including The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates, now in its 7th Edition, which is ranked by Thomson ISI as one of the 50 most cited items in the Web of Science. Dr. Paxinos paved the way for future neuroscience research by being the first to produce a three-dimensional (stereotaxic) framework for placement of electrodes and injections in the brain of experimental animals, which is now used as an international standard. He was a member of the first International Consortium for Brain Mapping, a UCLA based consortium that received the top ranking and was funded by the NIMH led Human Brain Project. Dr. Paxinos has been honored with more than nine distinguished awards throughout his years of research, including: The Warner Brown Memorial Prize (University of California at Berkeley, 1968), The Walter Burfitt Prize (1992), The Award for Excellence in Publishing in Medical Science (Assoc Amer Publishers, 1999), The Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence in Biomedical Research (2001), The Alexander von Humbolt Foundation Prize (Germany 2004), and more
Affiliations and expertise
NHMRC Senior Principal, NeuRA, AustraliaLP
Luis Puelles
Dr. Puelles has held various positions teaching human anatomy and conducting research in neuroembryology and comparative neuroanatomy at the Universities of Granada, Sevilla, Badajoz, Cadiz and Murcia in Spain. Since 1983 he has been Full professor of Neuroanatomy at the University of Murcia. He is author of ~230 works, notably the first edition of Chick Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates, and co-editor of Elsevier’s The Mouse Nervous System.
Affiliations and expertise
Instituto de Neurociencias, UMH-CSIC, San Juan, Alicante, SpainRead The Mouse Nervous System on ScienceDirect