<p>Since its first edition in 1982, the Paxinos and Watson rat brain atlas has become the most trusted source of accurate coordinates and anatomical information in laboratories throughout the world. It has been cited over 60,000 times, making it the most cited publication in neuroscience. The seventh edition incorporates new findings on developmental gene expression and shows the boundaries of neuromeres in the diencephalon and brain stem.</p><ul><li>161 thoroughly revised coronal diagrams and accompanying photographic plates spaced at 120 µm intervals</li><li>19 thoroughly revised sagittal diagrams and accompanying photographic plates</li><li>27 thoroughly revised horizontal diagrams and accompanying photographic plates</li><li>Photographic plates printed in color from high-resolution digital images</li><li>Diagrams of all spinal cord segments</li><li>The most accurate and most widely used stereotaxic coordinate system </li><li>Neuromeric segments delineated in sagittal sections</li><li>An introductory ‘mini-atlas’ to assist beginning students of neuroanatomy</li><li>1,000 structures identified</li><li>Electronic diagrams available to purchasers of this book via a password-protected website</li></ul>