The brain and spinal cord together form the body’s command ... the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata. Examination of the subject's anatomical brain structure showed dramatic loss of gray ...

A new study found that female hormones can suppress pain signals before they reach the brain by making immune cells near the ...

The researchers discovered that morphine affects a selected set of neurons in the brain in the part called the rostral ventromedial medulla (RVM ... wires to the spinal cord was found to play ...