This book contains a large collection of beautiful figures produced
throughout the nineteenth century and the beginning of the
twentieth century and that represent some characteristic examples
of the early days of research in neuroscience. The main aim of this
work is to demonstrate to the general public that the study of the
nervous system is not only important for the many obvious reasons
related to brain function in both health and disease, but also for
the unexpected natural beauty that it beholds. This beauty has been
discovered thanks to the techniques used to visualize the
microscopic structure of the brain, a true forest of colorful and
florid neural cells. As illustrated by his marvelous drawings, the
studies of Santiago Ramon y Cajal (1852-1934) no doubt contributed
more than those of any other researcher at the time to the growth
of modern neuroscience. Thus, we have honored his name in the title
of this book, even though the figures contained in the main body of
the book are from 91 authors. Looking at the illustrations in this
book the readers will not only marvel at Cajal's drawings but they
will also find that many of the other early researchers that
studied the nervous system were also true artists, of considerable
talent and aesthetic sensibility. Thus, the present book contains
numerous drawings of some of the most important pioneers in
neuroscience, including Deiters, Kolliker, Meynert, Ranvier, Golgi,
Retzius, Nissl, Dogiel, Alzheimer, del Rio-Hortega and de Castro.
The book has been divided into two Parts, Part I and II, the latter
containing the main body of the work. Part I contains introductory
information that will give readers unfamiliar with the nervous
system a better understanding of the importance of the scientific
illustrations produced in those days. The second part of the book,
Part II, contains the collection of 282 figures with the intention
of transforming the reader into an observer. These illustrations
have been divided in three main categories: Section I, The
Benedictine period: The early days; Section II, The black period:
Neurons, glia and organization of the nervous system; Section III,
The colorful period: internal structure and chemistry of the cells.
This book will be of general interest, not only due to the
captivating aesthetic appeal of the illustrations but also because
they represent the bases of our current understanding of the
nervous system. The reader will find that many of the illustrations
can be considered to belong to different artistic movements, such
as modernism, surrealism, cubism, abstract art or impressionism.
Indeed, these illustrations may also provide artists with a source
of inspiration since they reveal a fantastic and virtually unknown
world of forms, a microuniverse with an aura of mystery."
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