Inspiratory activities, whether recorded from medullary neurons, motoneurons or motor
nerves, feature prominent oscillations in high (50–120 Hz) and medium (15–50 Hz)�…

Probably the first recorded opinion on the localization of the control of breathing is that of
Galen who reported instantaneous death from section of the cord at the level of the first and�…

In a previous study (Lewis et al., 1990), the response of the respiratory rhythm to a
perturbing stimulus was investigated using two different stimulus protocols: phase resetting�…

Inspiration and active expiration are commonly viewed as antagonistic phases of a unitary
oscillator that generates respiratory rhythm. This view conflicts with observations we report�…

Medullary interneurons of the preB�tzinger complex assemble excitatory networks that
produce inspiratory-related neural rhythms, but the importance of somatodendritic�…

We studied preB�tzinger Complex (preB�tC) inspiratory interneurons to determine the
cellular mechanisms that influence burst termination in a mammalian central pattern�…

▪ Abstract Identification of the sites and mechanisms underlying the generation of respiratory
rhythm is of longstanding interest to physiologists and neurobiologists. Recently, with the�…

Pharmacological and mathematical modelling studies support the view that synaptic
inhibition in mammalian brainstem respiratory circuits is essential for generating normal and�…

Nasal breathing generates a rhythmic signal which entrains cortical network oscillations in
widespread brain regions on a cycle-to-cycle time scale. It is unknown, however, how�…

Breathing, chewing, and walking are critical life-sustaining behaviors in mammals that
consist essentially of simple rhythmic movements. Breathing movements in particular involve�…