Identification of the cerebral loci processing human swallowing with H2 15O PET activation.
Lesional and electrophysiological data implicate a role for the cerebral cortex in the initiation …

Human swallowing represents a complex highly coordinated sensorimotor function whose
functional neuroanatomy remains incompletely understood. Specifically, previous studies …

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) provides a safe, noninvasive method for
studying task-related cortical neuronal activity. Because the cerebral cortex is strongly …

Although multiple regions of the cerebral cortex have been implicated in swallowing, the
functional contributions of each brain area remain unclear. The present study sought to …

Although regions of the sensorimotor cortex, insula, and anterior cingulate gyrus are
reported to be activated during swallowing, findings concerning contributions of the …

Although the cerebral cortex has been implicated in the control of swallowing, the functional
organization of the human cortical swallowing representation has not been fully …

Brain-imaging studies have shown that visually-cued, voluntary swallowing activates a
distributed network of cortical regions including the precentral and postcentral gyri, anterior …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: While functional MR imaging and other techniques have
contributed to our knowledge of functional brain localization, these methods have not been …

An important part of the cortical processing of swallowing takes place in the sensorimotor
cortex, predominantly in the left hemisphere. However, until now, only deglutition related …

Volitional swallowing in humans involves the coordination of both brainstem and cerebral
swallowing control regions. Peripheral sensory inputs are necessary for safe and efficient …