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  • n  the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus

  • He explains that the jumpiest part of the brain--of mouse and man--is the amygdala, a primitive, almond-shaped clump of tissue that sits just above the brainstem.
  • The body was then left at a local hospital with a certificate attributing death to "sudden brainstem compression.
  • Does autism start as a glitch in one area of the brain the brainstem, perhaps and then radiate out to affect others? Or is it a widespread problem that becomes more .

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