Lennart Heimer

Lennart Heimer (born March 11, 1930 in Östersund , Sweden , † March 12, 2007 in Trevilians, Virginia ) was a Swedish-American neurosurgeon and author. He developed new concepts about the organization of the human brain . Heimer taught neuroanatomy at the University of Virginia from 1972 . He has authored numerous textbooks and educational videos for medical students.

Publications

with Gary W. van Hoesen, Michael Trimble, Daniel S. Zahm: Anatomy of Neuropsychiatry. The New Anatomy of the Basal Forebrain and Its Implications for Neuropsychiatric Illness. Academic Press, Amsterdam 2008, ISBN 978-0-12-374239-1 .
Dissection of the Human Brain. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland MA 2008, ISBN 978-0-87893-327-3 .
The Human Brain and Spinal Cord. Functional Neuroanatomy and Dissection Guide . Springer, New York NY 1995, ISBN 0-387-94227-0 .
with Martine J. Robards, Laszlo Zaborszky: Recent Progress. Plenum Press, New York NY 1989, ISBN 0-306-43165-3 .
with Martine J. Robards, Laszlo Zaborszky: Neuroanatomical Tract-Tracing Methods. Plenum Press, New York NY 1981, ISBN 0-306-40593-8 .

Jacqueline F. McGinty: Advancing from the Ventral Striatum to the Extended Amygdala. Implications for Neuropsychiatry and Drug Abuse. In Honor of Lennart Heimer . New York Academy of Sciences, New York NY 1999, ISBN 1-57331-179-0 .
SN Haber et al: Lennart Heimer: In Memoriam (1930-2007). In: Brain Struct Funct. 213, 2008, pp. 3-10. PMID 18688643
K. Zilles and L. Zaborszky: A Tribute to Lennart Heimer. In: Brain Struct Funct. 213, 2008, pp. 1-2. PMID 18651174

Society for Neuroscience: Obituary Lennart Heimer ( Memento from March 31, 2008 in the Internet Archive )

personal data
SURNAME	Heimer, Lennart
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swedish-American neurosurgeon
DATE OF BIRTH	March 11, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ostersund , Sweden
DATE OF DEATH	March 12, 2007
Place of death	Trevilians , Virginia, USA