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Brain Stem

Known as: Brain Stems, Truncus encephali, Truncus Cerebri 
The part of the brain that connects the cerebral hemispheres with the spinal cord. It consists of the mesencephalon, pons, and medulla oblongata… 
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Review
1989
Review
1989
Brain life and brain death--the anencephalic as an explanatory example. A contribution to transplantation.
The current debate regarding the suitability of anencephalics as organ donors is due primarily to misunderstandings. The… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Loss of accommodation produced by peristriate lesion in man?
We observed a bilateral accommodative paresis associated with a spontaneous parieto-occipital hematoma in a 37-year old patient… 
1985
1985
Arterial pressure and heart rate responses to calcium channel blockers administered in the brainstem in rats.
The study examined the possibility that organic calcium channel blockers alter autonomic nervous system function by acting on… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Brain stem auditory evoked responses in children.
Evaluation of the peripheral auditory system was attempted in 81 infants and children using an electrophysiological response, the… 
1976
1976
Evidence for a Dual Innervation Affecting Local Blood Flow in the Hypothalamus of the Conscious Rabbit
We have attempted to evaluate the role of adrenergic nerves which arise from the superior cervical ganglia or which are… 
1973
1973
Acute cerebellar infarction presenting as a posterior fossa mass.
Thirteen cases of acute cerebellar infarction presenting clinically as a posterior fossa mass with compression of the brainstem… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Changes in body temperature of the unanaesthetized monkey produced by sodium and calcium ions perfused through the cerebral ventricles
1. In the unanaesthetized Rhesus monkey, solutions containing sodium, calcium, potassium or magnesium in excess of the normal… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Depolarization of the tooth pulp afferent terminals in the brain stem of the cat
1. Tooth pulp afferent fibres belonging exclusively to the Aδ group were stimulated bi‐polarly with electrical pulses applied to… 
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
Some psychopharmacological effects of atropine; preliminary investigation of broadened attention.
Introduction On the basis of data in the preceding paper, 1 we suspect that the focus of attention is influenced by changes in… 
1953
1953
Nerve impulses in the brainstem of the goat. Responses with long latencies obtained by stretching the extrinsic eye muscles
In the preceding paper (Cooper, Daniel& Whitteridge, 1953 a) we have described the short latency responses obtained in the…