Sleep bruxism (SB) is reported by 8% of the adult population and is mainly associated with
rhythmic masticatory muscle activity (RMMA) characterized by repetitive jaw muscle …

This review describes the patterns of mandibular movements that make up the whole
sequence from ingestion to swallowing food, including the basic types of cycles and their …

Mastication is a typical rhythmical behavior in mammals. Like respiration, it is now generally
accepted that the motor command for the basic pattern of rhythmical oral-facial movements …

The clinical responses elicited by electrical stimulation of discrete cerebral structures in the
temporal and frontal lobes were studied in 75 patients undergoing pre-surgical evaluation …

The basic pattern of rhythmic jaw movements produced during mastication is generated by a
neuronal network located in the brainstem and referred to as the masticatory central pattern …

Chewing rhythms are set by a putative central pattern generator whose output is influenced
by sensory feedback. In this study we assessed how an altered feedback imposed by …

The essential elements controlling trigeminal motoneurons during feeding lie between the
trigeminal and facial motor nuclei. These include populations of neurons in the medial …

Mastication is the first stage of digestion and involves several motor processes such as food
intake, intra-oral food transport, bolus formation and chewing in its broad sense. These …

This book provides a comprehensive scientific investigation into every aspect of
craniomandibular muscle function in both human and experimental animal studies. Topics …

The cortico-bulbar projection from two separate cortical areas which induce different types of
rhythmical jaw movements (RJM), and the relationship between these cortical areas were …