Lennart Heimer

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

Publications

• 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.