Table 1 - Summary of the main cortical and sub-cortical activations associated with swallowing, as identified by functional brain imaging studies.
From the following article
Role of cerebral cortex in the control of swallowing
Shaheen Hamdy
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo8
| Brain region | PET | fMRI | MEG |
|---|---|---|---|
PET, positron emission tomography; fMRI, functional magnetic resonance imaging; MEG, magnetoencephalography. | |||
| Sensorimotor cortex |  | | |
| Insula | | | |
| Anterior cingulate | | | |
| Posterior cingulate | | | |
| Supplementary motor cortex | | | |
| Basal ganglia | | | |
| Cuneus | | | |
| Precuneus | | | |
| Temporal pole | | | |
| Orbitofrontal cortex | | | |
| Cerebellum | | | |
| Brainstem | | | |
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