medulla
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Han's team hypothesized that certain emotions or behaviors could lead cortical neurons to activate the pons, which would then lower activity in the medulla, resulting in slower breath.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2024
However, messages coming down from the pons actually inhibit activity in the medulla, leading breathing rates to slow down.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2024
The innermost, or core layer, is the medulla.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 16, 2023
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 ● Jan. 6, 2023
As this column passes onward in the medulla oblongata, on a level with the glosso-pharyngeal nerve, it forms a group of cells of large size.
From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Francis E. Anstie
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