can be made relevant to particular mammalian neuronal subsystems in the context of clinically relevant global electrophysiological phenomena such as Magoun’s (1954) brain stem evoked EEG and behavioral arousal (Nicolis, 1986; Selz and Mandell, 1992; Mandell and Selz, 1993). In the early 1940’s, using th

nce called “reticular formation arousal” are realized as dominant EEG modes and associated states of perceptual acuity and consciousness (Moruzzi and Magoun 1949; Moruzzi, 1960; Klemm, 1990; Steriade and McCarley, 1990; Contreras et al, 1997). In addition to intrinsic 237 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013737 multipl

the Cranial Field,' which was first published in 1951 and is still used today by osteopathic physicians who elect to learn the cranial techniques. Magoun's book describes three approaches to cranial work. One is biomechanical, in which the therapist holds two adjacent cranial bones for the purpose of