The superior colliculus is a midbrain region that is traditionally thought to help animals orient themselves toward important locations in space, like directing their eyes and head toward a bright ...

The neuropeptide methionine-enkephalin (ME) is involved in respiratory control particularly in the newborn. Its basal concentration and alterations with acute hypoxia are both region and age specific ...

Descending projections from sensory areas of the cerebral cortex are among the largest pathways in the brain, suggesting that they are important for subcortical processing. Although corticofugal ...