Since their discovery five decades ago, cardiac vagal motor neurons (CVNs) have been studied for their roles in autonomic control of cardiac function. However, it is only within the past decade that o...

Natural sciences; Biological sciences; Physiology; Neuroscience

In recent years, the vagus nerve has become more well-known than ever before, as it has become a golden target for many chronic disease therapies. What is the vagus nerve? And what does it do, and why...

In an effort to understand and prevent sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), Mizzou researchers are unraveling how autonomic dysfunction may contribute to the condition, with the potential to s...

Integration of autonomic and metabolic regulation, including hepatic function, is a critical role played by the brain’s hypothalamic region. Specifically, the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalam...