The Human Hippocampus

Henri M. Duvernoy has had a distinguished career in the field, working as a Professor of Anatomy until 1999, since which time he has been Emeritus Professor at the University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France. He has been the author of numerous publications over several decades, and has published a number of previous books with Springer, including The Superficial Veins of the Human Brain (1975), The Human Brain Stem and Cerebellum (1995), The Human Hippocampus Functional Anatomy: Vascularization and Serial Sections with MRI, 3rd edn (2005) and Duvernoy's Atlas of the Human Brain Stem and Cerebellum (2009; co-authored with T.P. Naidich and others). Françoise Cattin completed her medical thesis in 1980 and since 1986 has worked at CHU Besançon, France. In 1996-7 she completed a Visiting Professorship at Montreal Neurological Hospital, McGill University, Canada. Her memberships include the Société Française de Neuroradiologie, the Société Française de Radiologie, and the Société européenne de Neuroradiologie. Dr. Cattin is the author of a number of articles in peer-reviewed journals and has co-authored or co-edited several previous books, including Computed Tomography of the Pituitary Gland (Springer, 1986) and three editions of Echo-Doppler des artères carotides et vertébrales: aspects pratiques (Masson). Pierre-Yves Risold completed his PhD thesis at the Histology Laboratory, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Université de Franche-Comté, Besançon in 1991. He subsequently performed postdoctoral studies at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, in the course of which he analyzed the anatomical relationships of the hippocampus with the septum and hypothalamus. As CR1 INSERM he returned to the Histology Laboratory (EA 3922) in Besançon in 1997. Dr. Risold is a member of the Société de Neuroendocrinologie and Société des Neurosciences. He has published more than 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals as well as several book chapters.

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.

From the book reviews:

"This is a comprehensive atlas and correlated functional anatomy text of CA1-CA3, body, head, and the circuitry along with the vascular supply to this area of the temporal lobe and surrounding structures. ... The book will be a good addition to the shelves of neuroscientists, epileptologists, neurosurgeons, neurology professionals, and students for a quick comprehensive look at the complexity of the human hippocampus." (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, March, 2015)