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

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

Objective: Dysphagia of neurogenic or postsurgical origin presents management and
therapeutic challenges to the otolaryngologist. Improvements in management and …

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

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

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 …

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 …

Cortical representation of swallow-related motor tasks has not been systematically
investigated. In this study, we elucidated and compared these cortical representations to …

Understanding the underlying neural pathways that govern the highly complex
neuromuscular action of swallowing is considered crucial in the process of correctly …

Purpose Swallowing is a complex process, mediated by a broad bilateral neural network
that spans from the brainstem to subcortical and cortical brain structures. Although the …