The Human Brain Coloring Book provides a means of learning about the structure and function of the human brain through a process of coloring-by-directions. It was developed by internationally recognized neuroscientists and teachers Marian C. Diamond and Arnold B. Scheibel in association with highly acclaimed teacher and anatomist Lawrence M. Elson, creator of Coloring Concepts.
This coloring book is designed for a wide range of users: informal learners, students of psychology and the biological sciences, medical, dental, nursing, and other health professional students, and students and workers in the neurosciences. The unique, highly developed coloring process makes this book an effective learning device for such a diverse audience. The material included here represents the state-of-the-art knowledge about the brain and how it works. Each plate of illustrations has been carefully designed to yield maximum information when colored. The accompanying text has been creatively integrated with the coloring process to enhance understanding and retention.
Marian Diamond (née Cleeves; November 11, 1926 – July 25, 2017) was a pioneering scientist and educator who is considered one of the founders of modern neuroscience. She and her team were the first to publish evidence that the brain can change with experience and improve with enrichment, what is now called neuroplasticity. Her research on the […]
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Lawrence M. Elson, Ph.D., (10/10/35 – 7/4/2021), received his BA in Zoology/pre-med curriculum at the University of California at Berkeley and continued there to receive his Ph.D. in human anatomy. Dr. Elson was an assistant professor of anatomy at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston (1968-72). He lectured and taught dissection at the University of
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Arnold B. Scheibel, MD, (January 18, 1923 – April 3, 2017) was a Professor of Anatomy and Psychiatry at the University of California Medical School at Los Angeles and a member of the Brain Research Institute. Dr. Scheibel taught courses in neurosciences and psychiatry. He published numerous articles on his investigations into the parts of
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Janice Aspelin Schwegler, who finished the illustrations in the first four units, is a certified medical illustrator in Long Beach, California. She received her education and certification as a medical illustrator from the Medical College of Georgia. She has contributed many anatomic illustrations to medical textbooks and other publications. Ms. Schwegler worked as a show
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Cinthea Vadala, Illustrator, received her BA degree in Art from Hunter College in New York.
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