Sagittal Cytoarchitectonic Plates with Maps of the Outlined Nuclei and Their Computer Reconstructions in the Coronal and Horizontal Planes within the Intracerebral Coordinate System Igor A. Ilinsky and Kristy Kultas-Ilinsky Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology The University of Iowa College of Medicine Iowa City, Iowa in cooperation with: Boyd Knosp The University of Iowa ITS Research Technologies Iowa City, Iowa Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers 2002 PREFACE Despite numerous studies devoted to the thalamus, its function as a whole and specifically the functional role of the individual thalamic nuclei, outside those regions that are involved in the processing of the sensory information, still remains in the realm of speculation. The latter have been the primary focus of thalamic investigations, whereas other regions have received little attention especially in primates. Complexity of the thalamic structure that does not lend itself to easy experimentation, lack of agreement among investigators on thalamic parcelations and nomenclature, unavailability of atlases, especially in primates, that provide not only maps of the nuclear outlines but cytoarchitectonic and current experimental data used as rationale for the latter, are just some of the factors that have impeded the studies on the thalamus. The present atlas has been designed as an interactive tool for investigators interested in pursuing studies on the thalamic structure and function in nonhuman primates. The maps of the outlined thalamic nuclei based on the cytoarchitecture and available data on the distribution of subcortical afferents in the monkey thalamus are presented in both electronic and paper formats. The atlas does not aspire to present the final word in thalamic parcelations but should be regarded as a working version that may be mod)fied as new data are accumulated. The atlas format will allow incorporate these changes and thus it can be updated with ease. The atlas has a number of unique and very useful features, such as the linkage of the high resolution cytoarchitectonic plates to the maps of the nuclear outlines, capabilities for exploration of nuclear configurations within different section planes, and easy switching between the planes when choosing the target coordinates for surgery or analyzing experimental material, to name just a few. All of these provide new insights into the topographic relationships of the thalamic nuclei that have not been available earlier. Igor Ilinsky, M.D., Ph.D Iowa City Kristy Kultas-Ilinsky, Ph.D. Iowa City CONTENTS I. Introduction 1 II. Material and Methods 2 III. Stereotactic Technique with Visualization of the Intracerebral Landmarks 4 IV. Nuclear Outlines and Nomenclature 5 V. References 8 VI. Abbreviations 10 VII. Cytoarchitectonic Atlas Plates and Nuclear Maps 11 VIII. Instructions for Using the CD 77 Index 81 WHERE TO ORDER Kluwer Academic Publishers Order Department P.O. Box 358, Accord Station Hingham, MA 02018-0358, USA Tel: (781) 871-6600 Fax: (781) 871-6528 E-mail: kluwer@wkap.com http://www.wkap.com Price: $75.00 ISBN: 0-306-46738-6 Posted Date: 10-29-02
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