The brainstem is the body’s signal crossroads, a compact hub where sensory information, motor commands, and vital autonomic functions all pass through the same narrow corridor. For decades, clinicians ...

Small and dense but filled with vitally important neural fibers, the brainstem has been hard for brain imaging technologies ...

The brain stem is a portion of the brain made of four distinct sections: the diencephalon, mesencephalon, pons, and medulla oblongata. Each of these sections has associated functions which are vital ...