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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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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Empathy for Pain Involves the Affective but not Sensory Components of Pain
Our ability to have an experience of another's pain is characteristic of empathy. Using functional imaging, we assessed brain… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Staging of brain pathology related to sporadic Parkinson’s disease
Review
2002
Review
2002
Brain–computer interfaces for communication and control
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Ghrelin induces adiposity in rodents
The discovery of the peptide hormone ghrelin, an endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue (GHS) receptor, yielded… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The hypocretins: hypothalamus-specific peptides with neuroexcitatory activity.
We describe a hypothalamus-specific mRNA that encodes preprohypocretin, the putative precursor of a pair of peptides that share… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Brain stem activation in spontaneous human migraine attacks
Evidence from animal experiments shows that the brain stem is involved in the pathophysiology of migraine. To investigate human… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Mutations in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase gene are associated with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
AMYOTROPHIC lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a degenerative disorder of motor neurons in the cortex, brainstem and spinal cord1,2. Its… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Rating neurologic impairment in multiple sclerosis
One method of evaluating the degree of neurologic impairment in MS has been the combination of grades (0 = normal to 5 or 6… 
Highly Cited
1949
Highly Cited
1949
Brain stem reticular formation and activation of the EEG.
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