Noun
the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus
Source: WordNetbrain-stem
There are three levels of self to consider: the proto, the core, and the autobiographical. The first two are shared with many, many other species, and they are really coming out largely of the brain stem and whatever there is of cortex in those species. António Damásio
Unlike other aspects of cognitive function, emotions have never been readily confinable to one hemisphere. Though generated by lateralized input, the emotional effects tend to spread rapidly to involve both hemispheres, apparently through crossed fiber systems in the undivided brain stem. Roger Wolcott Sperry
According to the Uniform Determination of Death Act, adopted by most states, death is defined as “irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions” or “irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem.” Source: Internet
A bullet went in through Jack’s eye and around to his brain, about a millimeter away from the brain stem. Source: Internet
Outputs of the posterior parietal cortex include the spinal cord, brain stem motor pathways, pre-motor and pre-frontal cortex, basal ganglia and the cerebellum. Source: Internet
Hansen 2005, p. 128. In June 1961, daughter Karen was diagnosed with a malignant tumor of the middle part of her brain stem ; X-ray treatment slowed its growth, but her health deteriorated to the point where she could no longer walk or talk. Source: Internet