Brain Maps 4.0—Structure of the Rat Brain: An Open Access Atlas with Global Nervous System Nomenclature Ontology and Flatmaps - Larry W. Swanson - 2017 - Journal of Comparative Neurology - Wiley Online Library

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Summary:

Abstract: "The fourth edition (following editions in 1992, 1998, 2004) of Brain maps: structure of the rat brain is presented here as an open access internet resource for the neuroscience community. One new feature is a set of 10 hierarchical nomenclature tables that define and describe all parts of the rat nervous system within the framework of a strictly topographic system devised previously for the human nervous system. These tables constitute a global ontology for knowledge management systems dealing with neural circuitry. A second new feature is an aligned atlas of bilateral flatmaps illustrating rat nervous system development from the neural plate stage to the adult stage, where most gray matter regions, white matter tracts, ganglia, and nerves listed in the nomenclature tables are illustrated schematically. These flatmaps are convenient for future development of online applications analogous to “Google Maps” for systems neuroscience. The third new feature is a completely revised Atlas of the rat brain in spatially aligned transverse sections that can serve as a framework for 3-D modeling. Atlas parcellation is little changed from the preceding edition, but the nomenclature for rat is now aligned with an emerging panmammalian neuroanatomical nomenclature."

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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cne.24381/full

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Date tagged:

01/02/2018, 09:03

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01/02/2018, 04:03