brainstem

• Neuroscientist Jerry Siegel at UCLA is investigating a group of neurons in the medial medulla of the rat brainstem, just above the spinal cord. —  Omni: August 1994
• New neurons were grown into the brainstem, providing totally new inputs to the cerebellum and basal ganglia. —  Challenging Destiny #18
• This condition, central pain syndrome, is a neurological condition caused by damage to or dysfunction of the central nervous system (CNS), which includes the brain, brainstem, and spinal cord. —  Brain Blogger
• This suggests that cerebellar interactions with brainstem, rather than cerebral structures, comprise the critical circuit for this type of interlimb control. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
• The device -- called NTrainer and approved by the FDA in February -- is believed to promote the development of the neural circuit primarily responsible for regulating the sucking behavior, called the suck central pattern generator in the brainstem, according to the researchers. —  MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians

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