Neural control of the heart: recent concepts and clinical correlations

JA Palma, EE Benarroch - Neurology, 2014 - AAN Enterprises
Areas distributed throughout the neuraxis, including the anterior insula, anterior cingulate
cortex (ACC), amygdala, hypothalamus, periaqueductal gray matter, parabrachial nucleus …

Functional neuroimaging of the central autonomic network: recent developments and clinical implications

M Sklerov, E Dayan, N Browner - Clinical Autonomic Research, 2019 - Springer
Purpose The central autonomic network (CAN) is an intricate system of brainstem,
subcortical, and cortical structures that play key roles in the function of the autonomic …

The insular cortex and the regulation of cardiac function

S Oppenheimer, D Cechetto - Comprehensive Physiology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Cortical representation of the heart challenges the orthodox view that cardiac regulation is
confined to stereotyped, preprogrammed and rigid responses to exteroceptive or …

Autonomic dysfunction in acute ischemic stroke: an underexplored therapeutic area?

S De Raedt, A De Vos, J De Keyser - Journal of the neurological sciences, 2015 - Elsevier
Impaired autonomic function, characterized by a predominance of sympathetic activity, is
common in patients with acute ischemic stroke. This review describes methods to measure …

Cortical control of the autonomic nervous system

DF Cechetto - Experimental physiology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
New Findings What is the topic of this review? The pathways in the brain by which visceral
information, in particular cardiopulmonary afferents, ascend to the cerebral cortex have been …

Dysfunctional brain networking among autonomic regulatory structures in temporal lobe epilepsy patients at high risk of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

LA Allen, RM Harper, R Kumar, M Guye… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Background Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is common among young
people with epilepsy. Individuals who are at high risk of SUDEP exhibit regional brain …

Forebrain neurocircuitry associated with human reflex cardiovascular control

JK Shoemaker, R Goswami - Frontiers in Physiology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Physiological homeostasis depends upon adequate integration and responsiveness of
sensory information with the autonomic nervous system to affect rapid and effective …

Obstructive sleep apnea and cortical thickness in females and males

PM Macey, N Haris, R Kumar, MA Thomas, MA Woo… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects approximately 10% of adults, and alters
brain gray and white matter. Psychological and physiological symptoms of the disorder are …

Neuroimaging of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP): insights from structural and resting-state functional MRI studies

LA Allen, RM Harper, S Lhatoo, L Lemieux… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The elusive nature of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) has led to
investigations of mechanisms and identification of biomarkers of this fatal scenario that …

Habituation of the stress response multiplex to repeated cold pressor exposure

T Bullock, MH MacLean, T Santander… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Humans show remarkable habituation to aversive events as reflected by changes of both
subjective report and objective measures of stress. Although much experimental human …