Multiple nerve points in your pons also control your muscles and affect your head and facial nerves. Pons Anatomy: What Is the Pons? The pons is positioned between your midbrain and medulla oblongata.

A brain circuit connecting the cortex, pons, and medulla coordinates breathing with emotional states. Activating this circuit in mice reduced anxiety and slowed breathing, mimicking mindfulness ...

For example, when the medulla is active, it initiates breathing. However, messages coming down from the pons actually inhibit activity in the medulla, leading breathing rates to slow down.

For example, when the medulla is active, it initiates breathing. However, messages coming down from the pons actually inhibit activity in the medulla, leading breathing rates to slow down.

The inner regions of the brain closer to incoming blood flow (pons/medulla, thalamus, and hypothalamus) contained consistently higher concentrations of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and several ...

The pons is a region in the brain stem containing nerve fibers that connect the medulla oblongata to the cerebellum. In individuals with locked-in syndrome, damage to the pons blocks nerve ...

Cerebellar Degeneration: (Left) T2-weighted axial MRI; (Middle) T1-weighted coronal MRI; (Right) T1-weighted sagittal MRI. In all the scans, note the severe atrophy of the cerebellum. In contrast, the ...