Neural Control of Feeding and Swallowing

Satish Mistry, Shaheen Hamdy

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    Abstract

    Eating and drinking are basic pleasures in life that most of us take for granted, yet the ease with which we perform these tasks belies their complex neurologic system of control. Recent studies of human swallowing have begun to unravel some of these complexities, evolving our understanding and thus ultimately helping to generate novel therapies for the treatment of swallowing problems after cerebral injury, such as stroke. This article provides a general overview of current knowledge of the neural control mechanisms that underlie the coordination of mastication, oral transport, swallowing, and respiration in humans. © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)709-728
    Number of pages19
    JournalPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America
    Volume19
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Nov 2008

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