medulla

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The researchers assumed the brain's frontal cortex, which orchestrates complex thoughts and behaviors, was somehow communicating to a brainstem region called the medulla, which controls automatic breathing.

From Science Daily

Each hair can have three layers – the medulla, the cortex and the cuticle.

From Scientific American

The library nearly resembles the shape of a brain, with the entrance being the medulla oblongata and the robust flooring as the cerebellum.

From Los Angeles Times

MTC arises from the medulla inside the thyroid gland, which contains C cells.

From Washington Post

Another part of the brain, the medulla oblongata, gets in touch with the heart, which increases its rate and the amount of blood pumped per beat.

From Science Magazine