Sensing internal bodily signals, or interoception, is fundamental to maintain life. However,
interoception should not be viewed as an isolated domain, as it interacts with exteroception …

Background: The psycho-physiological changes in brain-body interaction observed in most
of meditative and relaxing practices rely on voluntary slowing down of breath frequency …

Network dynamics have been proposed as a mechanistic substrate for the information
transfer across cortical and hippocampal circuits. However, little is known about the …

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

We revisit recent evidence showing that nasal respiration entrains oscillations at the same
frequency as breathing in several regions of the rodent brain. Moreover, respiration …

Brain–body interactions are thought to be essential in emotions but their physiological basis
remains poorly understood. In mice, regular 4 Hz breathing appears during freezing after …

Recent studies from the field of interoception have highlighted the link between bodily and
neural rhythms during action, perception, and cognition. The mechanisms underlying …

Breathing can be heavily influenced by pain or internal emotional states, but the neural
circuitry underlying this tight coordination is unknown. Here we report that Oprm1 (μ-opioid …

Olfactory stimulus acquisition is perfectly synchronized with inhalation, which tunes neuronal
ensembles for incoming information. Because olfaction is an ancient sensory system that …

Respiration and airflow through the nasal cavity are known to be correlated with rhythmic
neural activity in the central nervous system. Here we show in rodents that during …