Functional mapping of autonomic control circuits in the human brain

人脑自主控制电路的功能图谱

• 批准号: nhmrc : 509089
• 负责人: A/Pr Michael Farrell
• 金额: $ 19.43万
• 依托单位: The University of Melbourne
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: NHMRC Project Grants
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2008-01-01 至 2010-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://researchdata.edu.au/functional-mapping-autonomic-human-brain/96843
• 关键词: Functional; mapping; autonomic; control; circuits

Nerves called sympathetic nerves stimulate the heart and raise blood pressure. The brain drives them when we are excited or frightened. It also over-drives them in cardiovascular diseases, and this makes matters worse. This project will use MRI brain scanning to investigate, for the first time, how the cerebral cortex and brain stem act together to control sympathetic nerves. Understanding how this system works normally will help tell us how it may malfunction, and what we can do to correct it.

被称为交感神经的神经刺激心脏并升高血压。当我们兴奋或害怕时，大脑会驱动它们。它也过度驱动他们在心血管疾病，这使事情变得更糟。该项目将首次使用MRI脑部扫描来研究大脑皮层和脑干如何共同控制交感神经。了解这个系统是如何正常工作的，将有助于我们了解它如何发生故障，以及我们可以做些什么来纠正它。