ABSTRACT
Neuroanatomy is one of the fundamental basic neurosciences that underpin the practice of clinical psychiatry. In this chapter the following aspects are covered, with an emphasis on those aspects that are of particular importance to psychiatry: the general anatomy of the brain and spinal cord, including the lobes, the major gyri, the limbic system and the cranial nerves; the basal ganglia; the internal anatomy of the temporal lobes; the major white-matter tracts of the brain; the types of cells found in the central nervous system; and the major neurochemical pathways. In our experience, the study of neuroanatomy is made easier by dissecting the brain, or at the very least by examining specimens; the reader is strongly encouraged to do so.
