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 is a well-described, vital and surprisingly complex behaviour, with behavioural
and physiological outputs that are easy to directly measure. Key neural elements for …

The polyvagal theory presented in client-friendly language. This book offers therapists an
integrated approach to adding a polyvagal foundation to their work with clients. With clear …

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 …

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Suppressing sensory arousal is critical for sleep, with deeper sleep requiring stronger
sensory suppression. The mechanisms that enable sleeping animals to largely ignore their …

Slow, controlled breathing has been used for centuries to promote mental calming, and it is
used clinically to suppress excessive arousal such as panic attacks. However, the …

Coughing is a respiratory behavior that plays a crucial role in protecting the respiratory
system. Here we show that the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS) in mice contains …

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 …

Hypocretin/orexin neurons are distributed restrictively in the hypothalamus, a brain region
known to orchestrate diverse functions including sleep, reward processing, food intake …