Talk:Nucleus ambiguus

Anatomy: Neuroanatomy Mid‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Anatomy, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Anatomy on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.AnatomyWikipedia:WikiProject AnatomyTemplate:WikiProject AnatomyAnatomy articles
Mid	This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the project's importance scale.
	This article has been classified as relating to neuroanatomy.

Neuroscience Mid‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Neuroscience, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Neuroscience on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.NeuroscienceWikipedia:WikiProject NeuroscienceTemplate:WikiProject Neuroscienceneuroscience articles
Mid	This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the project's importance scale.

Could anyone more talented than me tidy the images up? Thanks!

Suggestions -- (1) add more information about the subnuclear anatomy of the NAmb (e.g. ref D. Hopkins's fundamental work from the 1980s-1990s), including input-output connections and (2) add more information about the functional-anatomical relationships between NAmb subdivisions, their target sites in the periphery, and their physiologic and pathophysiologic functions (e.g. compact formation = large, tightly-clustered cholinergic neurons with elongated perisomatic dendritic bundles, massive input from NTScen --> esophagus, important for reflex control of swallowing / esophageal peristalsis; similar for loose formation, external formation...). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Joel.geerling (talk • contribs) 19:05, 12 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]