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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.

Contributor(s): Newman, Eric A [editor.] | Araque, Alfonso [editor.] | Dubinsky, Janet M [editor.] | Swanson, Larry W [contributor.] | King, Lyndel Saunders [contributor.] | Himmel, Eric [contributor.].
Publisher: New York : Abrams, 2017Description: 207 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781419722271.Subject(s): Ramón y Cajal, Santiago, 1852-1934 | Ramón y Cajal, Santiago, 1852-1934 | Ramón y Cajal, Santiago, 1852-1934 | Ramón y Cajal, Santiago 1852-1934 | Brain -- Pictorial works | Neurology -- Pictorial works | Central nervous system -- Pictorial works | Medical illustration -- History | Brain | Neurology | Neurology | Drawing | Brain | Brain | Central nervous system | Medical illustration | Neurology | Zeichnung | MikrobiologieGenre/Form: Print books. | History. | Pictorial works.
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.
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-203) and index.

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.

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.

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