Medulla onblogata or alternatively, Medúlla for short, is a part of the brain, found
in the brain stem. It controls basic functions such as breathing and heart control.
It is most known in modern culture as the name of the 2004 all A Capella album by Icelandic singer Björk. The name was chosen as the album meant to go back to ancient music, and it be about what ‘makes us human’. This was in response to the racism in
the aftermath of
the twin towers disasters in 2001.