The brainstem is a part of the brain that connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord. It comprises the mesencenphalon or midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata, and contributes to motor and sensory ...

Salk Institute researchers discovered a brain circuit connecting the anterior cingulate cortex, pons and medulla, enabling voluntary breathing regulation. This circuit slows breathing and reduces ...

The inner regions of the brain closer to incoming blood flow (pons/medulla, thalamus, and hypothalamus) contained consistently higher concentrations of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and several ...