Lire le corps

Anatomical Cartography: Mapping the Internal Landscape of the Human Body

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT)

The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
19 South 22nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Speaker: Susan Standring, PhD, DSc, Head, Division of Anatomy, Cell and Human Biology, King’s College London,and current editor of Gray’sAnatomy

Like maps used by famous explorers, Anatomical Atlases have helped physicians find their way around the human body. Drawing on sources that include cadaveric dissection, post mortem pathology, and modern imaging modalities, Susan Standring, current editor of Gray's Anatomy, will take us on an exploration detailing the evolution of these special collections of maps. Using examples including similarities between maps of the London Underground and neuronal connectivity, the lecture will explore how Anatomical Atlases have evolved next to their more familiar cousin, the land map.