The Brain Atlas. A Visual Guide to the Human Central Nervous System, 2nd Ed.

From: Journal of the National Medical Association | Date: March 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

The Brain Atlas. A Visual Guide to the Human Central Nervous System, 2nd Ed. Thomas A. Woolsey, MD, Joseph Hanaway, MD, Mokhtar H. Gado, MD. ©2003, Wiley and Sons Publishers; Hoboken, New Jersey; 249 pages.

The brain is an amazing organ. It is the focus of our thought, creativity, reasoning, emotion, language, visual-spatial sense, special senses, and many other important functions. It is composed of millions of neurons that convey and process information via conducting cables, many of which are insulated by and wrapped in myelin. The brain is truly the master organ as it not only ...

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