This book offers a precise description of the anatomy of human hippocampus in view of neurosurgical progress and the wealth of medical imaging methods available. A survey of the current concepts explains the functions of the hippocampus and describes its external and internal vascularisation. Head sections and magnetic resonance images complete this comprehensive view of human hippocampal anatomy. It will be of interest to neuroscientists and, in particular, to neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists and neurologists.

"This book offers a precise description of the anatomy of human hippocampus in view of neurosurgical progress and the wealth of medical imaging methods available. A survey of the current concepts explains the functions of the hippocampus and describes its external and internal vascularisation. Head sections and magnetic resonance images complete this comprehensive view of human hippocampal anatomy. It will be of interest to neuroscientists and, in particular, to neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists and neurologists. TOC:1. Introduction.- 2. Material and Methods.- 3. Structure, Functions, and Connections.- Preliminary Remarks.- Structure.- Cornu Ammonis (Hippocampus Proper).- Gyrus Dentatus (Fascia Dentata, Gyrus Involutus).- Structures Joined to the Hippocampus.- Functions and Connections.- Learning and Memory.- Emotional Behavior.- Motor Control.- Hypothalamus.- Conparative Studies.- 4. Anatomy.- Preliminary Remarks.- Hippocampal Body.- Intraventricular Part.- Extraventricular or Superficial Part.- Relations with Adjacent Structures.- Hippocampal Head.- Intraventricular Part.- Extraventricular or Uncal Part.- Relations of the Uncus with Adjacent Structures.- Hippocampal Tail.- Intraventricular Part.- Extraventricular Part.- Relations with Adjacent Structures.- General Features.- 5. Vascularization.- Superficial (Leptomeningeal) Blood Vessels.- Superficial Hippocampal Arteries.- Superficial Hippocampal Veins.- Intrahippocampal (Deep) Blood Vessels.- Intrahippocampal Arteries.- Intrahippocampal Veins.- Hippocampal Head.- Vascular Network.- 6. Coronal, Sagittal and Axial Sections of the Hippocampus Showing its Relationships with the Surrounding Structures (after intravascular india ink injection).- 7. Sectional Anatomy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- Coronal Sections.- Sagittal Sections.- Axial Sections.- References.- Index."

Introduction.- Material and Methods.- Structure, Functions, and Connections: Preliminary Remarks.- Structure.- Cornu Ammonis (Hippocampus Proper).- Gyrus Dentatus (Fascia Dentata, Gyrus Involutus).- Structures Joined to the Hippocampus.- Functions and Connections.- Learning and Memory.- Emotional Behavior.-Motor Control.- Hypothalamus.- Comparative Studies.- Anatomy: Preliminary Remarks.- Hippocampal Body.- Intraventricular Part.- Extraventricular or Superficial Part.- Relations with Adjacent Structures.- Hippocampal Head.- Intraventricular Part.-Extraventricular or Uncal Part.- Relations of the Uncus with Adjacent Structures.- Hippocampal Tail.- Intraventricular Part.-Extraventricular Part.- Relations with Adjacent Structures.- General Features. Vascularization: Superficial (Leptomeningeal) Blood Vessels.- Superficial Hippocampal Arteries.- Superficial Hippocampal Veins.- Intrahippocampal (Deep) Blood Vessels.-Intrahippocampal Arteries.- Intrahippocampal Veins.- Hippocampal Head.- Vascular Network. Coronal, Sagittal and Axial Sections of the Hippocampus Showing its Relationships with the Surrounding Structures (after intravascular india ink injection).-Sectional Anatomy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Coronal Sections.- Sagittal Sections.- Axial Sections.- References.- Index.