The pons (bridge in Latin) or METENCEPHALON is a BRAINSTEM structure that is located rostral to the MEDULLA and caudal to the MIDBRAIN. The dorsal portion is known as the PONTINE TEGMENTUM, which is the rostral extension of the MEDULLARY TEGMENTUM. The...

The pons is a small primitive structure in the mammalian brain. By primitive, researchers mean that it is found in mammals considered to have evolved before Homo sapiens. The structure itself is small and appears insignificant compared to other more...

The pons (sometimes pons Varolii after Costanzo Varolio) is a structure located on the brain stem. It is rostral to the medulla oblongata, caudal to the midbrain, and ventral to the cerebellum. In humans and other bipeds this means it is above the...

A discography of opera singer Luciano Pavarotti:Opera CDs:"I Puritani," Bellini; Bonynge; Sutherland, Pavarotti, Caminada, Luccardi, Ghiaurov, London Symphony Orchestra (Decca)"La Fille du Regiment," Donizetti; Bonynge; Sutherland, Pavarotti, Malas, Sinclair, Orchestra of The Royal Opera, Covent Garden (Decca)"L'Elisir d'Amor," Donizetti; Bonynge; Sutherland, Pavarotti, Cossa, Malas, Casula,...

This is how tricky dancehall’s riddim culture is: Only after a dozen or so DJs chat, sing, or flex on a given beat will a producer’s riddim start to get any real play. Think U.S. record companies are having trouble sorting out the legalities of...

Investigators searched the office of former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin on Friday, a day after looking through his home as part of a probe trying to determine who was behind a political smear campaign, a police official said.The investigation arose from an attempt a...

Indeed, anyone who’s seen Rihanna’s color-splashed video for “Pon De Replay” - which resuscitates the Diwali riddim - would say Aaliyah’s famed instructor did a superb job with Def Jam’s debutante. But it was Rihanna’s voice, not her dancing, that dazzled the label’s buttoned-up...