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Reticular formation of pons

Known as: Pontine Reticular Formations, Formatio reticularis pontis, Formations, Pontine Reticular 
National Institutes of Health

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Central gray substance of ponsOral pontine reticular nucleusReticulotegmental nucleusStructure of inferior central nucleus of pons
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Structure of subthalamic nucleusStructure of superior central nucleus of ponsVentral Tegmental Areacaudal pontine reticular nucleus

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Structure of tegmental portion of pons

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Review
2004
Review
2004
Emergent properties of CNS neuronal networks as targets for pharmacology: application to anticonvulsant drug action
  • C. Faingold
  • Progress in Neurobiology
  • 2004
    • Corpus ID: 20844424
CNS drugs may act by modifying the emergent properties of complex CNS neuronal networks. Emergent properties are network… Expand
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
REM sleep enhancement and behavioral cataplexy following orexin (hypocretin)-II receptor antisense perfusion in the pontine reticular formation.
Orexin (hypocretin)-containing neurons of the hypothalamus project to brainstem sites that are involved in the neural control of… Expand
Review
1997
Review
1997
The acoustic startle response in rats—circuits mediating evocation, inhibition and potentiation
This review describes the neuronal mechanisms underlying the mediation and modulation of the acoustic startle response (ASR) in… Expand
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Pontine microinjection of carbachol does not reliably enhance paradoxical sleep in rats.
It has been repeatedly shown in cats that acute administration of carbachol into the pontine reticular formation (PRF) readily… Expand
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
GABA in the inferior colliculus plays a critical role in control of audiogenic seizures
Previous studies have implicated a decreased efficacy of GABA as an important defect subserving the audiogenic seizures of the… Expand
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Role of nitric oxide synthase-containing vascular nerves in cerebrovasodilation elicited from cerebellum.
We studied whether the increases in cortical cerebral blood flow (CBF) elicited by stimulation of the cerebellar fastigial… Expand
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Glutamate in the inferior colliculus plays a critical role in audiogenic seizure initiation
Alterations of excitant amino acid (EAA) action are implicated in seizure susceptibility in the genetically epilepsy-prone rat… Expand
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Pontine neuronal response to local cholinergic infusion: Relation to REM sleep
In behaving cats, a cholinergic agonist, carbachol, or Ringer's solution were infused into the pontine reticular formation (PRF… Expand
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Continuous pontine cholinergic microinfusion via mini-pump induces sustained alterations in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep
Although there is much evidence that single microinjections of cholinomimetics into the pontine reticular formation (PRF) evokes… Expand
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Coding of information about rapid eye movements in the pontine reticular formation of alert monkeys
Neurons in the rostral paramedian zone of the pontine reticular formation (PRF) have distinct frequency changes prior to and… Expand
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