In the animals, we found that at the time of the sudden apnea, similar hyperexcitable conditions occurred in the brainstem. These conditions lead to a sudden wave of neuronal firing that was ...

Damage to the brainstem – the brain's 'control center' – is behind long-lasting physical and psychiatric effects of severe ...

Columbia scientists have identified specialized brainstem neurons that tell mice when to stop eating. These cells integrate sensory and hormonal signals to regulate meal size and respond to ...

Scientists have discovered that our pupils continue to change size while we sleep, revealing unexpected fluctuations in brain ...

For the first time, researchers have been able to observe how the pupils react during sleep over a period of several hours. A ...

Toward the bottom of the brain are more primitive structures, including the cerebellum and brain stem. These also fulfill critical functions. Running through parts of the brain are a dozen pairs ...

For the first time, researchers have been able to observe how the pupils react during sleep over a period of several hours. A look under the eyelids showed them that more happens in the brain during ...

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of the whole brain with cardiac triggering allowed simultaneous observation of activity in the brainstem, thalamus and cerebrum. This work shows that ...

Kiun, director of the Center for Cognition and Sociality within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), and Ko Hyoung-Gon, ...