Balanced general anesthesia, the most common management strategy used in anesthesia
care, entails the administration of different drugs together to create the anesthetic state …

Respiration is a brain function on which our lives essentially depend. Control of respiration
ensures that the frequency and depth of breathing adapt continuously to metabolic needs. In …

This completely revised edition of The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates, the second
most cited book in science, represents a dramatic update from the previous edition. Based …

The present edition of The Human Central Nervous System differs considerably from its
predecessors. In previous editions, the text was essentially confined to a section dealing …

The distribution of cells that express mRNA encoding the androgen (AR) and estrogen (ER)
receptors was examined in adult male and female rats by using in situ hybridization. Specific …

The anterolateral pathway consists of ascending spinal tracts that convey pain, temperature
and touch information from the spinal cord to the brain,,–. Projection neurons of the …

The basal forebrain is critically involved in functions representing the highest levels of
integration. Only recently has a relatively clear anatomical picture of this important area …

Although the gastrointestinal (GI) tract possesses intrinsic neural plexuses that allow a
significant degree of autonomy over GI functions, the central nervous system (CNS) provides …

The parabrachial nucleus (PBN), which is located in the pons and is dissected by one of the
major cerebellar output tracks, is known to relay sensory information (visceral malaise, taste …

Central regulation of food intake is a key mechanism contributing to energy homeostasis.
Many neural circuits that are thought to orchestrate feeding behavior overlap with the brain's …