Unit A: Neuroanatomy

Featured video of the page Neuroanatomy:  “Visualizing the brain as a universe of synapses” by Stanford Medicine. For more information see the description of the method.

Neuroanatomy in the course Medical Neuroscience

On this page you can find the links to resources on Neuroanatomy. These are not only relevant in your study of the unit Neuroanatomy in the course Medical Neuroscience but are also very useful in later units of the course, Neuroanatomy is really the foundation in the course. It is a good idea to use the resources throughout the course.

Tutorial notes Neuroanatomy

Neuroanatomy, general resources

  • Duke University Medical School, Neuroscience Learning Resources
  • 3-D Brain App, Genes to Cognition Online  by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. A very useful 3D model of the brain. It has descriptions of various brain structures, associated functions, associated cognitive disorders, research reviews etc. It is useful for the preparation of Quizzes and especially relevant for the Comprehensive Final Exam. It was accessible with the internet browser, but that site used  Flash, it does not work anymore. You have to download the App. The The You can get the free 3D Brain app from Google play and Windows Phone and the App Store from Apple.
  • The Human Brain by Anatomie-Amsterdam : Brain atlas for educational purposes, with clear interactive images. Includes external views of the brain and cerebellum, cerebrum slices , white matter, tracts and MRI scans.  (Move the cursor over the image to see the labels).
  • 3D Brain by BrainFacts.org. Interactive brain model with clear and helpful structure descriptions.
  • MRI Atlas of the Brain. An interactive presentation of the anatomical structures, by Javad Hekmat-panah, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology and Cancer Research University of Chicago.
  • Allen Brain Atlas: Contains several free online atlases of the human and mouse brain adult and developing brains, published by the Allen Institute (Paul Allen is one of the founders of Microsoft). The data are heavily geared towards gene expression, but the reference atlases are quite usable and useful. Have a look at the Allan Brain Atlas tutorials.
  • Anatomy of the Brain by University of British Columbia with a Creative Commons License: web atlas, imaging, 3D reconstructions, stroke model, brain & behaviour,  neurotutorials , movies.
  • The Unfixed Brain: YouTube video by University of Utah Brain Institute.
  • Basic Parts of the Brain – Part 1-: tutorial with 3D Brain Model by AnatomyZone.com
  • Basic Parts of the Brain- Part 2-: tutorial with 3D Brain Model by AnatomyZone.com
  • ZygoteBody Anatomy: create a free account and use the 3D Brain Model to learn
  • Brainbows — Mixing Colors to Map the Brain In this video from Vania Cao shows how scientists developed the “brainbow” technique to differentiate neurons by color, and it took third place in the 2014 Brain Awareness Video Contest of the SfN.
  • Neuroanatomy Online: open-access electronic laboratory for the neurosciences. Lab 1 – Overview of the Nervous System

Functional Microanatomy of Neurons

Non-Neural Cells of the Central Nervous System (CNS)

  • Neuroglia and the Brain.  Video about glia, thelesser-known brain cells support and protect neurons. Brain Awareness Video Contest 2013 of the SfN. Video by secondary school students Yash Patel, Michelle Goffreda, Robby Vasen, and Kat Lin of High Technology High School, Lincroft, NJ.
  • Figure 4. Glial Cells of the CNS.: Anatomy & Physiology by OpenStax College

Basic Orientation in the Human CNS

Lateral Surface of the Cerebral Hemispheres

Medial Surface of the Cerebral Hemispheres

Ventral Surface of the Cerebral Hemisphere

Overview of Cerebral Anatomy

Cranial and Spinal Nerves

  • Brainstem Anatomy 2 – Anterior Aspect with Cranial Nerves by Handwritten Tutorials
  • Cranial Nerves Basics.  A resource with mnemonics found by a former student (Mauro Mello Jr) in the course and which has been very useful to him, who says “I am doing a formal specialization in neuroscience and am still amazed with what I learned with Professor White… Without a shadow of doubt MNS has been the best course on neuroscience I have ever taken.” The video is a bit long but the bits that are interesting start at 12:02. Feel free to view the whole video.
  • Cranial Nerves Song, learnthroughsong YouTube
  • Cranial nerves video from the Brain Awareness Video Contest 2011 of the SfN by Scarth Locke, a Samuel Merritt University graduate student, , along with associate professor Barb Puder.
  • Cranial Nerves Basics 3D: Anatomy Tutorial by AnatomyZone
  • ZygoteBody Anatomy: create a free account and use the 3D Brain Model to learn Cranial and Spinal nerves

Anatomy of the Brainstem

Midbrain

Pons

Medulla Oblongata

Cranial Nerve Nuclei

Internal Anatomy of the Spinal Cord

Blood Supply to the Brain

Ventricles

Internal Capsule and Deep Gray Matter

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