The beautiful brain : the drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal / edited with commentaries by Eric A. Newman, Alfonso Araque, and Janet M. Dubinsky ; essays by Larry W. Swanson, Lyndel King, and Eric Himmel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swanson, Larry W.

Contributor:

Newman, Eric A., editor.

Araque, Alfonso, editor.

Dubinsky, Janet M., editor.

King, Lyndel Saunders, contributor.

Himmel, Eric, contributor.

Swanson, Larry W., contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brain--Pictorial works.

Brain.

Neurology--Pictorial works.

Neurology.

Central nervous system--Pictorial works.

Central nervous system.

Medical illustration--History.

Medical illustration.

Drawing.

Ramón y Cajal, Santiago, 1852-1934.

Ramón y Cajal, Santiago.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 pages) : illustrations, portraits

Place of Publication:

2017.

New York, New York : Abrams, 2017.

Summary:

Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852-1934) was the father of modern neuroscience and an exceptional artist. He devoted his life to the anatomy of the brain, the body's most complex and mysterious organ. His superhuman feats of visualization, based on fanatically precise techniques and countless hours at the microscope, resulted in some of the most remarkable illustrations in the history of science. Beautiful Brain presents a selection of his exquisite drawings of brain cells, brain regions, and neural circuits with accessible descriptive commentary.

Contents:

The beautiful brain / Eric A. Newman, Alfonso Araque, and Janet M. Dubinsky

Santiago Ramón y Cajal / Larry W. Swanson

Drawing the beautiful brain / Lyndel King and Eric Himmel

The drawings. Cells of the brain

Sensory systems

Neuronal pathways

Development and pathology

Seeing the beautiful brain today / Janet M. Dubinsky.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-203) and index.

ISBN:

9781613129944

1613129947