Brain and Oral Functions: Oral Motor Function and Dysfunction: Selected Papers from the Osaka International Oral Physiology Symposium on Brain and Oral Function, Osaka, 3-5 September 1994

Author: Toshifumi Morimoto
Published: January 1995
Publisher: Elsevier Science
ISBN: 0444819630
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 648

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Addresses jaw reflex/trigeminal motoneuron & premotoneuron/higher brain mechanism/etc.

Table of ContentsSECTION 1. Oral Physiology, "past and future" (Y. Kawamura). Masticatory Muscle. The rabbit masseter: organisation and function of a heterogenous muscle (W.A. Weijs, S.H.S. Kwa). Jaw Reflex. Sensorimotor responses evoked by tooth displacement (D. Dessem). Trigeminal Motoneuron and Premotoneuron. Descending pathways of the basal ganglia to the orifacial premotor neuron pools (Y. Yasui). Masticatory Force. Neuromuscular control of simulated chewing in humans (A. van der Bilt et al.). The effects of functional occlusal contact on human masticatory movements: physiological implication of malocclusion (K. Takada et al.). Higher Brain Mechanism. Cortical mechanisms controlling mastication and swallowing in the awake monkey (B.J. Sessle et al.). Masticatory System and Clinical Aspect. Digastric muscle responses as function of the task to be performed (J.D. van Willigen et al.). Effects of the early maxillary orthopaedic appliance for cleft lip and palate (K. Ono et al.). SECTION 2. Trigeminal System. Responses of rat jaw-elevator muscle spindle afferents to passive muscle stretches in the presence of succ-hinylcholine (R. Donga, A. Taylor). Jaw Movements and Jaw Reflex (animal). Induction of rhythmical activity in XII of isolated CNS from newborn rats (N. Katakura, Y. Nakamura). Jaw movement and jaw muscle activity during mastication in the freely behaving rabbit (Y. Meng et al.). Jaw Movements and Jaw Reflex (human). Influences of pressure of maxillary canine on jaw movement and spatial position sense (T. Maeda et al.). Contribution of mechanical properties ofjaw muscles to the control of unexpected jaw-closing movements (G.E.C. Slager et al.). Oral Sensation and Bite Force. Structural and functional development of the buccal stretch receptor of the rat (T. Yamamoto et al.). Higher Brain Function. Cortical potential during reaction to warning signal (I. Nakajima et al.). Histochemistry. Fibre type classification of human masseter muscle (J.J. Sciote et al.). TM joint and CMD. The influence of temporomandibular disorder on gravity fluctuation (K. Ishigami et al.). A study on the influence of temporomandibular disorder on auditory brainstem response (T. Takeda et al.). EMG and Facial Morphology. Reciprocal activities of the two heads of the human lateral pterygoid muscle (K. Hiraba et al.). Vector EMG pattern among the anterior, middle, and posterior parts of the temporalis muscle in gum chewing (T. Kumai, H. Nomura). Posture and EMG (tongue, neck and peri- and intraoral muscles). Measurement of human genioglossus muscle activity by means of surface electrodes (K. Takeda et al.). The role of vagal and glossopharyngeal nerve on levator veli palatini muscle activity (M. Hamaguchi et al.). Speech. Effect of aerodynamic variables on velopharyngeal function in speech (T. Tachimura et al.). Pain. Fos induction in the medullary dorsal horn by quantitative electrical stimulation of the tooth pulp (O. Takahashi et al.). Saliva. Effect of saliva and licking on the initial portion of taste response of rat chorda tympani nerve (R. Matsuo et al.). Index of authors. Keyword index.

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