Perspectives
Nature Reviews Neuroscience 7, 232-241 (March 2006) | doi:10.1038/nrn1871
Opinion: Looking for inspiration: new perspectives on respiratory rhythm
Jack L. Feldman1 & Christopher A. Del Negro2 About the authors
Abstract
Recent experiments in vivo and in vitro have advanced our understanding of the sites and mechanisms involved in mammalian respiratory rhythm generation. Here we evaluate and interpret the new evidence for two separate brainstem respiratory oscillators and for the essential role of emergent network properties in rhythm generation. Lesion studies suggest that respiratory cell death might explain morbidity and mortality associated with neurodegenerative disorders and ageing.
Author affiliations
- Jack Feldman is at the Department of Neurobiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, BOX 951763, Los Angeles, California 90095-1763, USA.
- Christopher Del Negro is at the Department of Applied Science, McGlothlin-Street Hall, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795, USA.
Correspondence to: Jack L. Feldman1 Email: feldman@ucla.edu
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