NeuroSlice

Interactiveneuroanatomyapp

Learnyourneuroanatomyusinginteractivemappedimages.Eachslicehasneuroanatomicalregionsmappedoutsothatyoucanfamiliariseyourselfwithnucleiandtractsofthebrainandspinalcord.IhopethatNeuroSlicewillbeusefultotrainingneurologists,neurosurgeons,medicalstudents,andneurosciencestudents.

Thisistheveryfirstrelease;ifyouhaveanyproblemswiththisapp,pleaseemailmeandI'lltryandfixitintheupdate!


Neuroscancomprises40imagestakenfromMRIscansandstainedbrainsections,whichhavebeendigitallylabeledwiththeanatomicalregions.Theyarealldownloadedinthe6MBsoyoucanbrowseoffline.
Theprogramallowsyouto
1)toucharegiontohighlightit,anditsnamewillbedisplayed
2)selectthenameofaregion,andtheregionwillbehighlighted
3)searchthedatabaseofregionstoshowwhichslicesagivenlocusisvisible.
Mostregionsalsohaveashortdescription,explainingthesignificanceoftheregion.andcanlinkouttoWikipediaifyouhaveaninternetconnection.

Finally,thereisatesting-mode(beta)inwhichyoucantestyourselfinoneoftwoways.Eitheryouhavetotouchtheregionwhosenameisshown,oryouhavetoselectthenameoftheregionwhichishighlighted.

ThesoftwareiswrittenbySanjayManohar(http://www.smanohar.com)whoalsowrotetheHOMphysiologysimulatorincollaborationwithRogerCarpenter(http://www.homphysiology.org).

Tocontacttheauthor,emailmeonhomphysiology@gmail.com.

Wanttoknowmore?
-----------------------------
ThisapphasbeendevelopedtosupportthefiftheditionofNeurophysiology:Aconceptualapproach,5EbyRogerCarpenterandBenjaminReddi-anunrivalled‘onestopshop’forstudentsofmedicine,physiologyandappliedphysiology,neurophysiology,neuroscienceandotherbiosciencecourseslookingforacomprehensive,integratedintroductiontothechallengingdisciplinesofneuroscienceandneurology.Clickheretobuy:http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781444135176
PurchasersofNeurophysiology:Aconceptualapproach,5Ealsogetfreeaccesstoacompanionwebsite:http://cw.tandf.co.uk/neurophysiology/--whichprovidesfurtherinteractiveresourcestosupportteachingandlearning:
•NeuroLab–interactiveexhibits;
•NeuroSound–soundclipsillustratingthechapterontheauditorysystem;
•NeuroVid–acomprehensivesetofmovieclipsshowingthecomponentsofastandardclinicalneurologicalexamination;and
•NeuroQuestions–sixteensetsofinteractiveMCQs.
Credits
TheappwasdevelopedbyDrSanjayManoharofOxfordUniversity.ThematerialforNeuroScanandNeuroSlicewasputtogetherbyAliceMillerofEdinburghUniversityMedicalSchool,andtheJavaprogramsfordesktopwerewrittenbySanjayManoharandRobinMarlow.
Thehistologicalmaterialwastaken,withpermission,fromRileyHA,AnAtlasoftheBasalGanglia,BrainStemandSpinalCord,1943,WilliamsandWilkins,Baltimore,andtheMRIscansaretakenfromGillespieJEandJacksonA(eds),MRIandCToftheBrain,2000,HodderArnold,London,bykindpermission.
MuchofthedevelopmentofthismaterialwassupportedbyanawardtoRHSCfromtheInstituteforLearningandTeaching.