brain stem
noun
: the part of the brain composed of the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata and connecting the spinal cord with the forebrain and cerebrum
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Determining causality is a heavy lift, but no one with a functioning brain stem believes that more people watched the 2000 season because Miller was better at calling football than John Earl Madden.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2024
In that case, injuries can compound until the brain is overwhelmed, until—unable to reconfigure themselves—the tau proteins essentially rot, creating toxic lesions that spread deeper into the brain and even sometimes into the brain stem.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 9 Sep. 2023
Researchers found more glowing sites of immune activation in people who had been infected with Covid than in those who had not, including: the brain stem, spinal cord, cardiopulmonary tissues, bone marrow, upper pharynx, chest lymph nodes, and gut wall.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 3 July 2024
The brain stem transmits messages between the cerebellum and the spinal cord.5
Vertigo Symptoms
Vertigo is the feeling of spinning.
—Yuliya Klochan, Health, 19 June 2024
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2024
In that case, injuries can compound until the brain is overwhelmed, until—unable to reconfigure themselves—the tau proteins essentially rot, creating toxic lesions that spread deeper into the brain and even sometimes into the brain stem.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 9 Sep. 2023
Researchers found more glowing sites of immune activation in people who had been infected with Covid than in those who had not, including: the brain stem, spinal cord, cardiopulmonary tissues, bone marrow, upper pharynx, chest lymph nodes, and gut wall.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 3 July 2024
The brain stem transmits messages between the cerebellum and the spinal cord.5
Vertigo Symptoms
Vertigo is the feeling of spinning.
—Yuliya Klochan, Health, 19 June 2024
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brain stem
noun
: the part of the brain composed of the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata and connecting the spinal cord with the forebrain and cerebrum
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