The hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis is the major neuroendocrine stress
response system. Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) neurons in the parvocellular …

It has been proposed that there is an “apparent monosynaptic” connection between gastric
vagal afferent nerve terminals and inhibitory projection neurons in the nucleus tractus …

The dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (DMV) contains preganglionic motor neurons that
control viscera along the subdiaphragmatic digestive tract, but may also contain neurons …

Primary afferent axons within the solitary tract (ST) relay homeostatic information via
glutamatergic synapses directly to second-order neurons within the nucleus of the solitary …

Glutamatergic synaptic currents elicited in second-order neurons in the nucleus of the
solitary tract (nTS) by activation of chemosensory and other visceral afferent fibers are …

General anesthetics variably enhance inhibitory synaptic transmission that relies on (-
aminobutyric acid (GABA) and GABAA receptor function with distinct differences across …

We used epifluorescence microscopy and a voltage-sensitive dye, di-8-ANEPPS, to study
changes in membrane potential during hypercapnia with or without synaptic blockade in …

Numerous studies, focused on the hypothalamus, have recently implicated
endocannabinoids (EC) as orexigenic factors in the central control of food intake. However …

Manipulations of vagal activity are used to treat medical pathologies, but the underlying CNS
changes caused by these treatments are not well understood. Furthermore, heart and lung …

We are very pleased with the interest in our recent work reviewed in the Journal Club. The
discussion provided was interesting and nicely incorporated our very technical and highly …