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Atlases on the central nervous system (CNS), or collections of brain maps, had their origin in studies made by the German school around the turn of the century. Since then, maps of the cerebral cortex and subcortical structures have become standard references for studying brain anatomy and function. Further improvements in experimental work have demanded greater accuracy in locating and reaching the deepest structures within the brain and, so, stereotaxic atlases for practically all laboratory animals were developed. They are routinely referred to for stimulating, recording, lesion-making and delivering tracers or other substances inside the brain. Maps have even been constructed for different structural or cytological particularities that show definite patterns inside the brain.
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Valverde, F. (1998). Introduction. In: Golgi Atlas of the Postnatal Mouse Brain. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6501-0_1
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