The number of
students as well as colleagues in the field who have learned neuroanatomy
according to volume 3 of the color atlas has been steadily increasing. Kahle’s
textbook has proved its worth. What should one do after taking on the job of
carrying on with this text book, other than leaving as much as possible as it
is? However, the rapid growth in our knowledge of neuroscience does not permit
this. In just the last few years many new discoveries have been made that have
shaped the way we view the structure and function of the nervous system. There
was a need for updating and supplementing this knowledge. Hence, new sections
have been added; for example, a section on modern methods of neuroanatomy, a
section on neurotransmitter receptors, and an introduction to modern imaging
procedures frequently used in the hospital. The Clinical Notes have been
preserved and supplemented in order to provide a link to the clinical setting.
The purpose was to provide the student not only with a solid knowledge of
neuroanatomy but also with an important foundation of interdisciplinary neuroscience.
Furthermore, the student is introduced to the clinical aspects of those fields
in which neuroanatomy plays an important role. I sincerely hope that the use of
modern multicolor printing has made it possible to present things more clearly
and in a more uniform way. Thus, sensory pathways are now always presented in
blue, motor pathways in red, paraympathetic fibers in green and sympathetic
fibers in yellow.
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