Brain : An Introduction to Functional Neuroanatomy

The authors of the most cited neuroscience publication, The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates, have written this introductory textbook for neuroscience students. The text is clear and concise, and offers an excellent introduction to the essential concepts of neuroscience.

• Based on contemporary neuroscience research rather than old-style medical school neuroanatomy
• Thorough treatment of motor and sensory systems
• A detailed chapter on human cerebral cortex
• The neuroscience of consciousness, memory, emotion, brain injury, and mental illness
• A comprehensive chapter on brain development
• A summary of the techniques of brain research
• A detailed glossary of neuroscience terms
• Illustrated with over 130 color photographs and diagrams

This book will inspire and inform students of neuroscience. It is designed for beginning students in the health sciences, including psychology, nursing, biology, and medicine.

• Clearly and concisely written for easy comprehension by beginning students
• Based on contemporary neuroscience research rather than the concepts of old-style medical school neuroanatomy
• Thorough treatment of motor and sensory systems
• A detailed chapter on human cerebral cortex
• Discussion of the neuroscience of conscience, memory, cognitive function, brain injury, and mental illness
• A comprehensive chapter on brain development
• A summary of the techniques of brain research
• A detailed glossary of neuroscience terms
• Illustrated with over 100 color photographs and diagrams

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.

Matthew Kirkcaldie works in the School of Medicine, The University of Tasmania in Hobart, Australia.

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).