title: Neuroanatomical structure of the spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris orientalis) brain from magnetic resonance images.
abstract: High-resolution magnetic resonance (MR) images of the brain of an adult spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris orientalis) were acquired in the coronal plane at 55 antero-posterior levels. From these scans a computer-generated set of resectioned virtual images in the two remaining orthogonal planes was constructed with the use of the VoxelView and VoxelMath (Vital Images, Inc.) programs. Neuroanatomical structures were labeled in all three planes, providing the first labeled anatomical description of the spinner dolphin brain.
authors.affiliation: Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology Program, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA. lmarino@emory.edu
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sudheimer
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: McLellan
authors.forename: John I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D004027:Diencephalon / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004289:Dolphins / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D020540:Metencephalon / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013687:Telencephalon / Q000033:anatomy & histology