Jessica's neuroanatomy tutorial

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If only the brain really did come in colours...

Here are the important orientation words for describing brain positions:

• Coronal - Sections looking head-on toward an upright subject directly facing you
• Sagittal - Sections looking head-on toward an upright subject facing sideways
• Horizontal / transverse / axial - sections parallel to the floor when the subject is standing upright