Investigating the human brainstem with structural and functional MRI

• Autor principal: Florian Beissner (auth)
• Outros Autores: Simon Baudrexel (auth)
• Formato: Recurso Eletrônico Capítulo de Livro
• Idioma: inglês
• Publicado em: Frontiers Media SA 2014
• coleção: Frontiers Research Topics
• Assuntos: Neurosciences; motor system; fMRI; Pain; MRI; Autonomic Nervous System; brainstem; somatosensory system; Reticular Formation; physiological noise
• Acesso em linha: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The brainstem is one of the least understood parts of the human brain despite its prime importance for the maintenance of basic vital functions. Owing to its role as a relay station between spinal cord, cerebellum and neocortex, the brainstem contains vital nodes of all functional systems in the cen...