Human Cardiovascular and Gustatory Brainstem Sites Observed by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 471, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 446-461

  Topolovec, Jane C ^a   Gati, Joseph S ^b   Menon, Ravi S ^b   Shoemaker, J Kevin ^a   Cechetto, David F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomic pathways; Baroreceptor; Neuroanatomy; Visceral afferents

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN STEM; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUSTATORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADULT; BRAIN STEM; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; INHALATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TASTE; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 1642482666     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.20033     Document Type: Article

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