The caudal nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS) serves as the site of the first synapse for
visceral sensory inputs to the central nervous system. The NTS sends functional projections …

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) currently treats patients with drug resistant epilepsy,
depression 26 and heart failure. The mild intensities used in chronic VNS suggest that …

The nucleus tractus solitarius (nTS) of the brainstem receives sensory afferent inputs,
processes that information, and sends projections to a variety of brain regions responsible …

It is well known that breathing introduces rhythmical oscillations in the heart rate and arterial
pressure levels. Sympathetic oscillations coupled to the respiratory activity have been …

1 Vagal afferent input from cardiac mechanoreceptors excites neurones in the nucleus
tractus solitarii (NTS), but discharge patterns evoked by physiological activation of pressure …

Chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) in rodents mimics the hypoxia‐induced elevation of blood
pressure seen in individuals experiencing episodic breathing. The brainstem nucleus tractus …

Serotonin (5-HT), and its 5-HT1A receptor (5-HT1AR) subtype, is a powerful modulator of the
cardiorespiratory system and its sensory reflexes. The nucleus tractus solitarii (nTS) serves …

The nucleus tractus solitarii (nTS) is the initial central termination site for visceral afferents
and is important for modulation and integration of multiple reflexes including …

The nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) is implicated in the control of breathing, but the neuronal
phenotype and circuit mechanism involved in such a physiological function remain …

The autonomic nervous and respiratory systems, as well as their coupling, adapt over a wide
range of conditions. Chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) is a model for recurrent apneas and …