Hi pennstater. You are right in that many brain areas overlap, especially functions of the brainstem with the cerebellum. It is surely not a clean process. As you know I'm not a medical professional, so all of this research I'm doing is for my own benefit and could end up being incorrect.
To answer you question - it's not a straightforward process and does not involve a single source. I spent many hours trying to understand how the brain, nerves, and blood vessels work. I'll give you some examples of my most common sources, but there's a lot more than this.
Blood supply of the brain and spinal cord: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK11042/
From there I cross-referenced information with Wikipedia, diving into each sub-page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral_circulation
This page is a massive rabbit hole. I traversed down at least a hundred pages learning about the various nerves involved and how they interact with the brain as a whole. I used these to cross-reference against symptoms and medical journals in my other sources. This is where my process of "mapping" began.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranial_nerves
This video was tremendously helpful!
Head and Neck Anatomy for Neurosurgeons (WARNING NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWYk4iBA1Z8
I'm a big fan of PubMed medical journals. Here is an example PubMed article talking about Oscillopsia induced by hyperventilation. This is one example where I can compare to my symptoms and decide if it's similar based on the duration and trigger of attacks they talk about (mine is chronic and constant): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4857855/
To answer you question - it's not a straightforward process and does not involve a single source. I spent many hours trying to understand how the brain, nerves, and blood vessels work. I'll give you some examples of my most common sources, but there's a lot more than this.
Blood supply of the brain and spinal cord: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK11042/
From there I cross-referenced information with Wikipedia, diving into each sub-page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral_circulation
This page is a massive rabbit hole. I traversed down at least a hundred pages learning about the various nerves involved and how they interact with the brain as a whole. I used these to cross-reference against symptoms and medical journals in my other sources. This is where my process of "mapping" began.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranial_nerves
This video was tremendously helpful!
Head and Neck Anatomy for Neurosurgeons (WARNING NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWYk4iBA1Z8
I'm a big fan of PubMed medical journals. Here is an example PubMed article talking about Oscillopsia induced by hyperventilation. This is one example where I can compare to my symptoms and decide if it's similar based on the duration and trigger of attacks they talk about (mine is chronic and constant): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4857855/
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