The insular cortex, autonomic asymmetry and cardiovascular control: Looking at the right side of stroke

MAP Fontes, LR dos Santos Machado… - Clinical Autonomic …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Evidence from animal and human studies demonstrates that cortical regions play a
key role in autonomic modulation with a differential role for some brain regions located in the …

Neuroimaging-based evidence for sympathetic correlation between brain activity and peripheral vasomotion during pain anticipation

Z Xu, Z Soh, Y Kurota, Y Kimura, H Hirano… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Anticipation of pain engenders anxiety and fear, potentially shaping pain perception and
governing bodily responses such as peripheral vasomotion through the sympathetic …

Top-down control of vestibular inputs by the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

B McCarthy, S Datta, G Sesa-Ashton, R Wong… - Experimental Brain …, 2023 - Springer
The vestibular apparatus provides spatial information on the position of the head in space
and with respect to gravity. Low-frequency sinusoidal galvanic vestibular stimulation (sGVS) …

Altered Corticobrainstem Connectivity during Spontaneous Fluctuations in Pain Intensity in Painful Trigeminal Neuropathy

N Meylakh, LS Crawford, EP Mills, VG Macefield… - eneuro, 2024 - eneuro.org
Chronic neuropathic pain can result from nervous system injury and can persist in the
absence of external stimuli. Although ongoing pain characterizes the disorder, in many …

The effects of electrical stimulation of ventromedial prefrontal cortex on skin sympathetic nerve activity

M Patel, JA Braun, LA Henderson, T Dawood… - Cerebral …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Skin sympathetic nerve activity (SSNA) is primarily involved in thermoregulation and
emotional expression; however, the brain regions involved in the generation of SSNA are …

The role of pain and blood simulation of non-suicidal self-injury in emotion regulation among adolescents with depression based on the principle of harm reduction …

L Wang, HO Zou, YH Qu, JF Hong, J Chen - Behavior Therapy, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aims to explored the role of pain and blood in emotion regulation during non-
suicidal self-injury (NSSI) among adolescents with depression, which included 108 …

Single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex does not directly affect muscle sympathetic nerve activity in humans

B McCarthy, G Sesa-Ashton, D Rim… - Cerebral …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is applied both in research settings and clinically,
notably in treating depression through the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC). We have …

Non-additive effects of electrical stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the vestibular system on muscle sympathetic nerve activity in humans

B McCarthy, S Datta, G Sesa-Ashton, R Wong… - Experimental Brain …, 2024 - Springer
Sinusoidal galvanic vestibular stimulation (sGVS) induces robust modulation of muscle
sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) alongside perceptions of side-to-side movement …

Differential control of sympathetic outflow to muscle and skin during physical and cognitive stressors

B McCarthy, S Datta, G Sesa-Ashton, R Wong… - Clinical Autonomic …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Sympathetic nerve activity towards muscle (MSNA) and skin (SSNA) regulates
various physiological parameters. MSNA primarily functions in blood pressure and flow …

Effect of transcutaneous neuromodulation on normalization of dermal body temperature and pain in a tender scar in the presence of low back pain: An update and …

FJ Molina-Payá, EA Sánchez Romero… - … Open Medical Case …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Low back pain affects over 20% of individuals during their lifetime, and in some patients, it
may be associated with scar tissue formation after surgery. Small-fiber neuropathy and scar …