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Brain, Vol. 124, No. 10, 2120-2121, October 2001
© 2001 Oxford University Press

Book reviews

EXPLORING THE THALAMUS.

By S. Murray Sherman and R. W. Guillery. 2000. New York: Academic Press. Price £39.95. Pp. 312. ISBN 0-12-305460-5.

Tom Salt

Department of Visual Science, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College, London, UK

Exploring the Thalamus by S. M. Sherman and R. W. Guillery is a substantial work, comprising 10 chapters, which provides an overview of how the authors see the role of the thalamus. The authors, though acknowledged experts in the field, have avoided writing an exhaustive reference book or extensive catalogue, but have produced more of a thesis, developing a theme as the book proceeds. This makes for interesting and therefore relatively easy reading. Nevertheless, the book is well indexed and has an extensive bibliography, thus making it useful also as a reference and pointer to further literature. It is often assumed that the function and circuitry of the thalamus are relatively well understood: this book highlights and . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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