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Resource:Human Brain Atlas
| Name: | Resource:Human Brain Atlas |
| Description: | In this atlas you can view MRI sections through a living human brain as well as corresponding sections stained for cell bodies or for nerve fibers. The stained sections are from a different brain than the one which was scanned for the MRI images. Also available the major anatomical features of the human hypothalamus, axial sections stained for cell bodies or for nerve fibers, at six rostro-caudal levels of the human brain stem; images and Quicktime movies.
For the stained sections, the brain was removed from the skull, dehydrated, embedded in celloidin, cut with a sliding microtome, passed through several staining and differentiating solutions, and mounted on glass slides. Each step of these procedures changed the shaped of the brain and of the sections. Therefore the stained sections will be quite a different size and shape than those of the MRI sections. Nevertheless, comparing MRI images with stained sections from approximately the same level can greatly increase understanding of the internal architecture of these brains. Differing techniques used to study the anatomy of the human brain all have their advantages and disadvantages. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allows for the three-dimensional viewing of the brain and structures, precise spatial relationships and some differentiation between types of tissue, however, the image resolution is somewhat limited. Stained sections, on the other hand, offer excellent resolution and the ability to see individual nuclei (cell stain) or fiber tracts (myelin stain), however, there are often spatial distortions inherent in the staining process. We here present an electronic anatomically labeled three-dimensional atlas of the human brain created from MRI images. In conjunction we present anatomically labeled stained sections that correspond to the three-dimensional MRI images. In this way we utilize the advantages of both methods. MATERIALS AND METHODS Magnetic Resonance Imaging Three-Dimensional Reconstruction and Reformatting Stained Sections Anatomical Labeling and Nomenclature |
| Other Name(s): | Michigan State University Brain Biodiversity Bank - Human Brain Atlas, MSU Brain Biodiversity Bank - Human Brain Atlas |
| Parent Organization: | Michigan State University; Michigan; USA |
| Supporting Agency: | National Science Foundation |
| Related to: | NIF Data Federation |
| Resource Type(s): | Atlas, Video, Training material |
| Keywords: | human, adult, MRI, fiber stain, anatomy, normal, neuroanatomy, nissil stain, cell stain, image, brainstem, cell bodies, nerve fibers, brain, coronal, sagittal, horizontal, fiber, 3D model, montage, screensaver, Weil, hypothalamus |
| Grant: | IBN 0131267, 0131826, 0131028 |
| Abbreviation: | Human Brain Atlas |
| Resource: | Resource |
| URL: | https://www.msu.edu/~brains/brains/human/index.html |
| Id: | nif-0000-00088 |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
Curation status: Curated
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| Abbrev | Human Brain Atlas + |
| CurationStatus | curated + |
| DefiningCitation | https://www.msu.edu/~brains/brains/human/index.html + |
| Definition | In this atlas you can view MRI sections th … In this atlas you can view MRI sections through a living human brain as well as corresponding sections stained for cell bodies or for nerve fibers. The stained sections are from a different brain than the one which was scanned for the MRI images. Also available the major anatomical features of the human hypothalamus, axial sections stained for cell bodies or for nerve fibers, at six rostro-caudal levels of the human brain stem; images and Quicktime movies.
For the stained sections, the brain was removed from the skull, dehydrated, embedded in celloidin, cut with a sliding microtome, passed through several staining and differentiating solutions, and mounted on glass slides. Each step of these procedures changed the shaped of the brain and of the sections. Therefore the stained sections will be quite a different size and shape than those of the MRI sections. Nevertheless, comparing MRI images with stained sections from approximately the same level can greatly increase understanding of the internal architecture of these brains. Differing techniques used to study the anatomy of the human brain all have their advantages and disadvantages. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allows for the three-dimensional viewing of the brain and structures, precise spatial relationships and some differentiation between types of tissue, however, the image resolution is somewhat limited. Stained sections, on the other hand, offer excellent resolution and the ability to see individual nuclei (cell stain) or fiber tracts (myelin stain), however, there are often spatial distortions inherent in the staining process. We here present an electronic anatomically labeled three-dimensional atlas of the human brain created from MRI images. In conjunction we present anatomically labeled stained sections that correspond to the three-dimensional MRI images. In this way we utilize the advantages of both methods. MATERIALS AND METHODS Magnetic Resonance Imaging Three-Dimensional Reconstruction and Reformatting Stained Sections Anatomical Labeling and Nomenclature |
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| Grant | Category:IBN 0131267 +, Category:0131826 +, and Category:0131028 + |
| Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Resource + |
| Has role | Atlas +, Video +, and Training material + |
| Id | nif-0000-00088 + |
| Is part of | Michigan State University; Michigan; USA + |
| Keywords | Human +, Adult +, MRI +, Fiber stain +, Anatomy +, Normal +, Neuroanatomy +, Nissil stain +, Cell stain +, Image +, Brainstem +, Cell bodies +, Nerve fibers +, Brain +, Coronal +, Sagittal +, Horizontal +, Fiber +, 3D model +, Montage +, Screensaver +, Weil +, and Hypothalamus + |
| Label | Resource:Human Brain Atlas + |
| ModifiedDate | 24 April 2012 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Resource + |
| RelatedTo | NIF Data Federation + |
| Supporting Agency | National Science Foundation + |
| Synonym | Michigan State University Brain Biodiversity Bank - Human Brain Atlas +, and MSU Brain Biodiversity Bank - Human Brain Atlas + |




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