Respiration is a brain function on which our lives essentially depend. Control of respiration
ensures that the frequency and depth of breathing adapt continuously to metabolic needs. In …

Breathing movements in mammals are driven by rhythmic neural activity generated within
spatially and functionally organized brainstem neural circuits comprising the respiratory …

Whereas the neurophysiology of respiration has traditionally focused on automatic brain
stem processes, higher brain mechanisms underlying the cognitive aspects of breathing are …

Ongoing fluctuations of neuronal activity have long been considered intrinsic noise that
introduces unavoidable and unwanted variability into neuronal processing, which the brain …

Breathing is a vital rhythmic motor behavior with a surprisingly broad influence on the brain
and body. The apparent simplicity of breathing belies a complex neural control system, the …

The ability of neuronal networks to reconfigure is a key property underlying behavioral
flexibility. Networks with recurrent topology are particularly prone to reconfiguration through …

The ongoing process of breathing underlies the gas exchange essential for mammalian life.
Each respiratory cycle ensues from the activity of rhythmic neural circuits in the brainstem …

The core circuit of the respiratory central pattern generator (rCPG) is located in the
ventrolateral medulla, especially in the pre-Bötzinger complex (pre-BötC) and the …

Breathing emerges through complex network interactions involving neurons distributed
throughout the nervous system. The respiratory rhythm generating network is composed of …

Scientific interest in the brain and body interactions has been surging in recent years. One
fundamental yet underexplored aspect of brain and body interactions is the link between the …