The Spinal Cord from Gestational Week 4 to the 4th Postnatal Month (Atlas of Human Central Nervous System Development)

The second volume in the Atlas of Human Central Nervous System Development series, The Human Brain During the Third Trimester provides new information about immature features of the perinatal brain that have never before been identified. With no other atlas available on the development of the human brain during the third trimester, this volume fills a large void in the current literature. This user-friendly survey of the complex structural processes that occur during human CNS development gives you a visual record of nearly every structure in the brain during the third trimester.

This first volume in the Atlas of Human Central Nervous System Development series sets the stage with complete coverage of the spinal cord from gestational week 4 to the 4th postnatal month. 3D color images provide a holistic view of the structural changes during spinal cord morphogenesis.
This landmark first volume:

Provides quantitative summaries of several ontogenetic trends

Features all the stages of spinal cord development

Offers fresh insights into the steps involved in the morphogenesis of the mature spinal cord

Shows the human spinal cord at its most primitive stage, when consisting mainly of neuroepithelial stem cells

This atlas is also available as part of the complete five volume series.

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Reviewer:Celso Agner, MD, MSc(University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)
Description:This is a broad review of the development of the spinal cord, an important area to understand in its possible role in spinal cord degenerative and congenital conditions.
Purpose:The book addresses, in pictures and text, the steps in the development of the spinal cord in humans. It is designed to be more of an atlas of different phases of development than a manual of the molecular development of the central nervous system from early gestational ages. As a result, the reader must extract the information necessary to construct a thorough image of the spinal cord. The objectives are worthy and the material is described well. The authors consistently meet their goals.
Audience:The audience is primarily composed of neurobiologists, general neuroscientists, and neurologists. The authors are credible authorities in the field of neuroscience.
Features:In over 280 pages and 100 pictures, the authors describe most of the sections in the spinal cord, focusing on the ones related to the early stages of development. The pictures are of excellent quality and reflect the ideas conveyed. The references are up-to-date and pertinent to the issues covered. The book is of excellent quality.
Assessment:This book, with its useful and current topics, is a necessity in any neuroscience or neurology library.

The fourth volume in the Atlas of Human Central Nervous System Development series, The Human Brain During the Late First Trimester provides new information about features of the perinatal brain. It deals with brain development during the late first trimester (GW11-GW7.5). The major theme of this volume is the identification of stretches and patches (mosaics) of the NEP matrix along the hypertrophied telencephalic, diencephalic, mesencephalic, and rhombencephalic superventricles. Many putative migratory paths of young nerons on their way to their settling sites are also identified. In the younger specimens, the brain sections are presented as they are embedded in the skull and developing facial structures. The older specimens show the onset of development of some of the large fiber tracts. Like the rest of the series, it contains photographs of the entire brain arranged in companion plates that include two parts: a large, high resolution black and white photograph and a "ghost image" of the photograph with unabbreviated labels. It is a user-friendly survey of the complex structural processes that occur during human CNS development. This volume can be purchased as part of the complete five volume set. This first volume in the Atlas of Human Central Nervous System Development series sets the stage with complete coverage of the spinal cord from gestational week 4 to the 4th postnatal month. 3D color images provide a holistic view of the structural changes during spinal cord morphogenesis. This landmark first volume provides quantitative summaries of several ontogenetic trends. It features all the stages of spinal cord development, offers fresh insights into the steps involved in the morphogenesis of the mature spinal cord, and shows the human spinal cord at its most primitive stage, when consisting mainly of neuroepithelial stem cells. This atlas is also available as part of the complete five volume series. The first volume in this series presents illustrations of structural development and includes clearly labeled photographs and extensive quantitative comparisons. Overview plates, unabbreviated terms, animal experimental data, glossary of terms, and 3D color images are also included. The second volume of this atlas focuses on the development of the human brain during the third trimester, and features grayscale photographs of sections of the brains cut in three cardinal plane planes of normal specimens from gestational week 26-37. The third volulme provides a pictorial record of the maturning brain at low and high magnification, accompanied by a structural analysis based on animal experiments. This is the Second Volume of a five-volume set of atlases on the developing human central nervous system. With no other atlases available on the development of the human spinal cord and the brain during the third trimester, the first two volumes in the series fill a large void in current knowledge. Easy to use, the second volume contains high and low magnification photographs of brain sections arranged in two parts: a high resolution black and white image on the left and a...ghost... image on the right page with unabbreviated labels. This volume provides a user-friendly survey of the complex structural changes that occur during late prenatal human brain development. Front Cover......Page 1 CONTENTS......Page 7 I. INTRODUCTION......Page 10 II. GW37 CORONAL......Page 13 III. GW37 SAGITTAL......Page 77 IV. GW37 HORIZONTAL......Page 105 V. GW32 SAGITTAL......Page 153 VI. GW30 HORIZONTAL......Page 177 VII. GW29 CORONAL......Page 237 VIII. GW26 SAGITTAL......Page 293 IX. GW26 HORIZONTAL......Page 331 GLOSSARY......Page 377 The brain in the second trimester, the subject of Volume3, is nearing anatomical maturity throughout the brainstem. In contrast, the neurogenesis and neuronal migration are still in progress in the cerebral cortex and cerebellum. Consequently, the authors chose to focus on the migration, sojourning, and settling of the neuronal populations belo v. 1. The spinal cord from gestational week 4 to the fourth postnatal month v. 2. The human brain during the third trimester v. 3. The brain during the second trimester v. 4. The human brain during the late first trimester. This Atlas focuses on the development of the human brain during the third trimester, and is Volume 2 in the Atlas of Human Central Nervous System Development series. This Atlas focuses on the development of the human spinal cord, and is the first volume in the series, Atlas of Human Central Nervous System Development.