brain stem
noun
: the part of the brain composed of the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata and connecting the spinal cord with the forebrain and cerebrum
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Researchers found more glowing sites of immune activation in people who had been infected with Covid than in those who had not, including: the brain stem, spinal cord, cardiopulmonary tissues, bone marrow, upper pharynx, chest lymph nodes, and gut wall.
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Isabella Cueto, STAT, 3 July 2024
The brain stem transmits messages between the cerebellum and the spinal cord.5
Vertigo Symptoms
Vertigo is the feeling of spinning.
—Yuliya Klochan, Health, 19 June 2024
Its deep-brain imaging extends to the brain stem and cerebellum, areas crucial for healthy mental and physiological functioning that are difficult to study with conventional MRI at lower magnetic field strengths.
—Matthew D. Sacchet, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
Some actions are immediately lost, such as brain stem reflexes, but others that are normally suppressed to optimize performance for ordinary life suddenly become disinhibited because the brain’s natural braking systems are no longer working.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
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Isabella Cueto, STAT, 3 July 2024
The brain stem transmits messages between the cerebellum and the spinal cord.5
Vertigo Symptoms
Vertigo is the feeling of spinning.
—Yuliya Klochan, Health, 19 June 2024
Its deep-brain imaging extends to the brain stem and cerebellum, areas crucial for healthy mental and physiological functioning that are difficult to study with conventional MRI at lower magnetic field strengths.
—Matthew D. Sacchet, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
Some actions are immediately lost, such as brain stem reflexes, but others that are normally suppressed to optimize performance for ordinary life suddenly become disinhibited because the brain’s natural braking systems are no longer working.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
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brain stem
noun
: the part of the brain composed of the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata and connecting the spinal cord with the forebrain and cerebrum
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