How the brainstem controls orofacial behaviors comprised of rhythmic actions

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 370-380

  Moore, Jeffrey D ^a   Kleinfeld, David ^a   Wang, Fan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Central pattern generator; Orofacial movements; Pre B tzinger complex; Vibrissa

Indexed keywords

BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONS OF THE MOUTH, JAWS AND TEETH; INTERNEURON; LICKING; MASTICATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR COORDINATION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OROFACIAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY FEEDBACK; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SNIFFING; SWALLOWING; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FACE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MOUTH; NERVE TRACT; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; FACE; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOUTH; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PERIODICITY;

EID: 84903537107     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: 1878108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2014.05.001     Document Type: Review

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