The Basics
- Atlas of the Human Brain - Mal (2008) 3rd ed.
- Encyclopedia of Neuroscience - Binder
(2008) - Neuroscience - Purves (2001) 2nd ed.
Online Resources
- Nerve - Virtual Encyclopedia US Society of Neuroscience.
- The Whole Brain Atlas - Harvard Medical School The Atlas is intended as an introduction to basic neuroanatomy, with emphasis on the pathoanatomy of several leading central nervous system diseases.
- The Electronic Atlas of the Developing Brain - A resource containing of a 3D digital atlas of the human brain and a gene expression database containing high resolution gene-expression data mapped onto the 3-D reconstructions contained in the Atlas.
- BrainMaps.org An interactive multiresolution next-generation brain atlas that is based on over 20 million megapixels of sub-micron resolution, annotated, scanned images of serial sections of both primate and non-primate brains.
- The Digital AnatomistProject Great atlas for students, includes identifications, pathways tests, 3D reconstructions, MR images, and tutorials.
- Sylvius Neuroanatomy Reference A visual glossary and atlas designed to facilitate the learning of human central nervous system anatomy.
Main Texts
Databases + Other Resources
- Entrez (Pubmed Databases)
- Web of Science
- images.MD This features more than 48,000 medical images, each accompanied by explanatory text. Register to create your own image library with personal notes.
- General Medical Databases
Neuroscience

Collection: Wellcome Images
Yirui Sun Astrocytes and oligodendrocytes from neural stem cells
Confocal micrograph 2006
Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons by-nc-nd 2.0 UK
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