Brainstem

A topic within Neuroanatomy, itself one of 10 topics in that field and part of Neuroscience.

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Hypothalamic Regulation of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms

Clifford Saper, Thomas Scammell & Jun Lu

Argues sleep and wake are produced by a mutually inhibitory switch between hypothalamic and brainstem nuclei rather than by any single sleep or wake centre.

Neuroscience · Neuroanatomy

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Paper1949

Brain Stem Reticular Formation and Activation of the EEG

Giuseppe Moruzzi & Horace Magoun

Shows that stimulating the brainstem reticular formation activates the cortical EEG independent of specific sensory pathways, establishing a distinct arousal system.

Neuroscience · Neuroanatomy

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Hypothalamic Regulation of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms

Brain Stem Reticular Formation and Activation of the EEG

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