'Vomiting center' reanalyzed: an electrical stimulation study.
Electrical stimulation of the brainstem of 15 decerebrate cats produced stimulus-bound vomiting in only 4 animals. Vomiting was reproducible in only one cat. Effective stimulating sites were located in the solitary tract and reticular formation. Restricted localization of a 'vomiting center', stimulation of which evoked readily reproducible results, could not be obtained.
D000818:Animals; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology*; D002415:Cats; D003655:Decerebrate State; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D014839:Vomiting / Q000503:physiopathology*