The periaqueductal gray (PAG, also known as the central gray) is a brain region that plays a critical role in autonomic function, motivated behavior and...

aqueduct is surrounded by an enclosing area of gray matter called the periaqueductal gray, or central gray. It was first named after Franciscus Sylvius...

receives afferent stimuli from the enkephalinergic neurons of the periaqueductal gray; the serotonergic neurons of the NRM then bilaterally project efferents...

that regulate urination include the pontine micturition center, periaqueductal gray, and the cerebral cortex. The main organs involved in urination are...

including the medial frontal cortex, insular cortex, hypothalamus and periaqueductal gray (PAG). The PAG acts as a relay station for ascending bladder information...

sexual receptivity by the neurons in the ventromedial nucleus, the periaqueductal gray, and other areas of the brain. The ventromedial hypothalamus sends...

periaqueductal gray matter, striatum, and the substantia nigra". Wohlfart et al hypothesized that klazomania originates in the periaqueductal gray matter...

tracts, on each side of the brainstem. It is medial, and close to the periaqueductal gray matter around the cerebral aqueduct. It is found between the spinal...

vertebrates, an animal's decision to volvate is mediated by the periaqueductal gray region. Examples of species that practice volvation: The European...

reticular formation, several nuclei controlling eye movements, the periaqueductal gray matter, the red nucleus, the substantia nigra, and the ventral tegmental...