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The preBötzinger complex (preBötC) and locus coeruleus (LC) are located in the medulla oblongata and pons regions of the brainstem (mouse shown). A subset of neurons that express Cdh9 and Dbx1 in the preBötC form connections with LC neurons, controlling arousal state.
